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lead carbonate

[led]
–noun Chemistry.
a white crystalline compound, PbCO3, toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.

Origin:
1870–75
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lead carbonate   (lěd)   
n.  A poisonous white amorphous powder, PbCO3, used as a paint pigment.
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Main Entry: lead carbonate
Function: noun
: a carbonate of lead; especially : a poisonous basic saltPb3(OH)2(CO3)2 that was used formerly as a white pigment in paints, that was a common cause of painter's colic, and that may cause lead poisoning especiallyto children who come in contact with or ingest paint from older surfaces which contain it
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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