Plumbum
[pluhm-buh m] /ˈplʌm bəm/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
2 (def 1).
/ˈplʌmbəm/
noun
1.
an obsolete name for lead2
plumbum plum·bum (plŭm’bəm)
n.
The metallic element lead.
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