plumbic
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin plumb(um) (“lead”) + -ic. Doublet of molybdic.
Adjective[edit]
plumbic (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead.
- (chemistry) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to lead
describing higher valence lead compounds, in contrast to plumbous
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- plumbic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.