| plumb | lead [Lat. plumbum] |
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| plumbagin | <chemistry> A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (Plumbago) family. Origin: L. Plumbago leadwort, fr. Plumbum lead; cf. F. Plombagin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| plumbagineous | <botany> Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plumbago | 1. <chemical> Same as Graphite. 2. <botany> A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort. Origin: L, from plumbum lead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plumbic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide. Origin: From Plumbum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plumbism | <medicine> A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterised by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See Colic, Lead, and Wrist. Origin: From Plumbum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plumbous | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds. Origin: From Plumbum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plumbum | <chemistry> The technical name of lead. See Lead. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| plumbic |
relating to or consisting of lead
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lead poisoning: toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
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graphite: used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
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Lead poisoning is a condition, also known as plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased levels of blood serum lead levels. The average person has less than 10 micrograms per deciliter, or 100 parts per billion, ppb, of lead in their blood serum. People who have been exposed to an unusual amount of lead will have lead serum levels higher than 200 ppb—most clinical symptoms of lead poisoning begin at around 100 ppb. ...
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Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb (L. Plumbum) and atomic number 82. A soft, heavy, toxic and malleable poor metal, lead is bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes to dull gray when exposed to air. Lead is used in building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shot, and is part of solder, pewter, and fusible alloys. Lead has the highest atomic number of all stable elements. ...
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| plumb | the metal bob of a plumb line |
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| plumb | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical |
| plumb | examine thoroughly and in great depth |
| plumb | measure the depth of something |
| plumb | weight with lead |
| plumb | exactly vertical |
| plumb | (slang) completely |
| plumb | (informal) exactly |
| plumb | conforming to the direction of a plumb line |
| plumb | the metal bob of a plumb line |
| plumb | a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it |
| plumb | a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity |
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