Plumbous
[pluhm-buh s] /ˈplʌm bəs/
adjective, Chemistry.
1.
containing bivalent lead.
/ˈplʌmbəs/
adjective
1.
of or containing lead in the divalent state
adj.
1680s, “leaden;” 1854 in chemistry sense, “containing lead” (especially in a low valence), from Latin plumbosus “full of lead,” from plumbum (see plumb (n.)).
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