Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

    relating to or consisting of lead

  2. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to compounds with lower valence forms of lead.

Origin

From plumb- + -ous, from Latin plumbōsus (“of or related to lead”), from plumbum (“lead”)

From plumb- + -ous, from Latin plumbōsus (“of or related to lead”), from plumbum (“lead”) + -ōsus (“-ous: forming adjectives”).

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • relating to or consisting of lead:plumbic

Word family

1 related words
Relatedlead

See also

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