lead monoxide

lɛd məˈnɑkˌsaɪd

Definition

Definition of lead monoxide - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

poisonous yellow or red powder used in glass and pigments

TECH.

Lead monoxide is used to make certain types of glass.
Old artists used lead monoxide in their red pigments.
Workers warned about lead monoxide exposure in the factory.

litharge

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Expressions with lead

lead in

guide someone or something into a place

She will lead in the guests to the hall.

lead off

start or begin something

She will lead off the meeting with a quick introduction..

lead on

guide or direct someone forward

She will lead on the group through the mountain trail..

lead out

guide someone or something to exit a place

She will lead out the guests after dinner.

follow the lead

pursue or go after someone or something

The detective decided to follow the lead to solve the case.

give someone a lead

allow someone to be ahead in a race or contest

The coach decided to give Maria a lead in the final lap.

Expressions with monoxide

dihydrogen monoxide

chemical name for water, sometimes used in jokes

Some people call water dihydrogen monoxide as a joke.

carbon monoxide

colorless odorless gas from incomplete carbon burning

Carbon monoxide is dangerous because you can't see or smell it.

carbon monoxide gas

colorless, odorless toxic gas from burning carbon

Carbon monoxide gas can leak from faulty heaters.

carbon monoxide poisoning

toxic condition from inhaling carbon monoxide gas

Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal if not treated.

nitrogen monoxide

colorless gas with formula NO, sometimes causing smog or acid rain

Nitrogen monoxide is released by cars and forms smog.

dinitrogen monoxide

colorless gas used in medicine and affects the environment

Dinitrogen monoxide is used in hospitals and affects global warming.

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litharge

chemical

lead monoxide used in glass, ceramics, or as a pigment

massicot

chemistry

lead monoxide used as a yellow pigment

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French:monoxyde de plomb, ...
German:Bleimonoxid, ...
Italian:monossido di piombo, ...
Spanish:monóxido de plomo, ...
Portuguese:monóxido de chumbo, ...
Chinese:氧化铅, ...
Japanese:酸化鉛, ...
Arabic:أُكْسِيد الرَّصَاص, ...
Hebrew:עוֹפֶרֶת תַּחְמוּצֶת, ...
Russian:оксид свинца, ...
Ukrainian:свинцевий оксид, ...
Hindi:सुनहरा या लाल जहरिया धूल, ...
Bengali:সীসা মনোক্সাইড, ...
Catalan:monòxid de plom, ...
Czech:oxid olovnatý, ...
Danish:bly(II)oxid, ...
Dutch:loodmonoxide, ...
Greek:μονοξείδιο του μολύβδου, ...
Hungarian:ólom-monoxid, ...
Khmer:អុកស៊ីតសំណមួយ, ...
Korean:산화납, ...
Persian:اکسید سرب, ...
Polish:tlenek ołowiu, ...
Portuguese (BR):monóxido de chumbo, ...
Romanian:oxid de plumb, ...
Swedish:blyoxid, ...
Thai:ตะกั่วออกไซด์, ...
Turkish:kurşun monoksit, ...
Vietnamese:oxit chì(II), ...

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