plumbic

English

Etymology

Latin plumb(um), lead + -ic

Adjective

plumbic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead.
2. (chemistry) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds.

Translations

pertaining to lead

• Catalan: saturní (ca) m

• French: saturnin (fr) m

describing higher valence lead compounds, in contrast to plumbous

Derived terms

• plumbic acetate
• plumbic acid
• plumbic chloride
• plumbic dioxide
• plumbic ethide
• plumbic hydroxide
• plumbic ocher, plumbic ochre
• plumbic oxalate
• plumbic oxide
• plumbic oxychloride
• plumbic peroxide

References

• plumbic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

See also

• plumbous

Anagrams

• climb up
• upclimb