plumbic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʌmbɪk/

Etymology

From Latin plumb(um) (“lead”) + -ic. Doublet of molybdic.

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.

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

 

Translations

pertaining to lead

• Bulgarian: оловен (oloven)
• Catalan: saturní m, saturnina f
• French: saturnin (fr) m, saturnine (fr) f

• Occitan: sadornin, adornin, savornin, saturnin
• Picard: saturnin

describing higher valence lead compounds, in contrast to plumbous

See also

• plumbous

References

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

Anagrams

• climb up, upclimb