lead carbonate

(lĕd)

A poisonous white amorphous powder, PbCO₃, used as a paint pigment.

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lead′ car′bonate

(lɛd)

n.

a white crystalline compound, PbCO₃, toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as a pigment.

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Noun

lead carbonate - a poisonous white pigment that contains lead

ceruse, white lead

pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

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