| 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) |