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red lead (l

A poisonous bright red powder, Pb₃O₄, used in paints, glass, pottery, and packing for pipe joints.

red lead [lɛd]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a bright-red poisonous insoluble oxide of lead usually obtained as a powder by heating litharge in air. It is used as a pigment in paints. Formula: Pb₃O₄ Also called minium

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red lead - a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics

minium

oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

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