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lead acetate
[ led ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Pb(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles and as a drier in paints and varnishes.
lead acetate
/ lɛd /
noun
- a white crystalline toxic solid used in dyeing cotton and in making varnishes and enamels. Formula: Pb(CH 3 CO) 2 Systematic namelead(II) acetate Also calledsugar of lead
lead acetate
- A poisonous, white crystalline compound used in hair dyes, waterproofing compounds, and varnishes. Chemical formula: C 4 H 6 O 4 Pb.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lead acetate1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
A portion of the yellow filtrate gave a reddish yellow precipitate with lead acetate.
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A precipitate obtained by adding lead acetate to a filtered solution of the original substance in 50 per cent.
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To the filtrate was added an excess of a solution of lead acetate in 50 per cent.
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The poison, if precipitated at all by lead acetate, must have gone down in one of the preceding fractions.
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An alcoholic solution of this substance gave a dark color with ferric chloride and a light colored precipitate with lead acetate.
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