Meaning | A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey. |
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Synonyms | lead, Pb |
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Narrower | hard lead, antimonial lead | A lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony |
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hard lead | unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains |
pig lead | Lead that is cast in pigs |
Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
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Substance of | cerussite, white lead ore | A mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead |
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galena | Soft blue-grey mineral |
Spanish | número atómico 82, plomo |
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Catalan | número atòmic 82, Pb, plom |
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