WHITE LEAD


Meaning of WHITE LEAD in English

/led/

1. a white, heavy powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 ·Pb(OH) 2 , used as a pigment, in putty, and in medicinal ointments for burns.

2. the putty made from this substance in oil.

[ 1400-50; late ME ]

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