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Webster 1913 Edition
Plumbous
Plum′bous
,Adj.
[From
Plumbum
.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; – used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
Definition 2024
plumbous
plumbous
English
Adjective
plumbous (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead.
- (chemistry) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
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References
- plumbous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913