HyperDic: sugar_of_lead

English > 1 sense of the expression sugar of lead:
NOUNsubstancesugar of lead, lead acetatea poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton / cotton and in making enamels / enamels / enamels and varnishes
English > sugar of lead: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton / cotton and in making enamels / enamels / enamels and varnishes.
Synonymlead acetate
Broaderacetate, ethanoateA salt or ester of acetic acid
dye, dyestuffA usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
Spanishacetato de plomo, azúcar de plomo
Catalanacetat de plom

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