lead monoxide

noun

Definition of LEAD MONOXIDE

: a yellow to brownish-red poisonous compound PbO used in rubber manufacture and glassmaking

1869

Medical Dictionary

noun \ˈled-\

: a yellow to brownish red poisonous compound PbO used in rubber manufacture and glassmaking—see litharge, massicot

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