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LEADED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leaded mean?
• LEADED (adjective)
The adjective LEADED has 3 senses:
1. (of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead
2. treated or mixed with lead
3. having thin strips of lead between the lines of type
Familiarity information: LEADED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead
Context example:
leaded windowpanes
Similar:
fixed (securely placed or fastened or set)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Treated or mixed with lead
Context example:
leaded zinc
Similar:
antiknock; antiknocking (suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines)
Antonym:
unleaded (not treated with lead)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having thin strips of lead between the lines of type
Similar:
spaced (arranged with spaces between; often used as a combining form)
Domain category:
printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
Context examples
Considered a lifestyle disease, environmental factors such as air pollution due to the use of leaded fuels, are also known to be responsible for the rise in blood pressure.
(Micronutrients can counter lead effects in blood pressure, SciDev.Net)
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