/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 ]
/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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012