English Explanatory Dictionary

plumbic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.
  2. Of or pertaining to compounds with higher valence forms of lead.

Pronunciation

/ˈplʌmbɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-plumbic.wav

Word forms

plumbic

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ic, originally in calques of French plombique, from plomb (“lead”) + -ique (“-ic”). See also molybdic.

Synonyms

lead leaden plumbous leady saturnine

Derived words

diplumbic plumbic acetate plumbic acid plumbic chloride plumbic dioxide plumbic ethide plumbic hydroxide plumbic ocher plumbic ochre plumbic oxalate plumbic oxide plumbic oxychloride plumbic peroxide triplumbic

Translations

Bulgarian: оловен Catalan: saturní French: saturnin Italian: plumbeo Occitan: sadornin Occitan: adornin Occitan: savornin Occitan: saturnin Picard: saturnin
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