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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)

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

Derived terms

References

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

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