Lead-dioxide
[led] /lɛd/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a brown crystalline compound, PbO 2 , toxic, insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in glacial acetic acid: used as an oxidizing agent, in lead-acid batteries, and in analytical chemistry.
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