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WHITE LEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does white lead mean?
• WHITE LEAD (noun)
The noun WHITE LEAD has 1 sense:
1. a poisonous white pigment that contains lead
Familiarity information: WHITE LEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poisonous white pigment that contains lead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
ceruse; lead carbonate; white lead
Hypernyms ("white lead" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
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