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plumbate

plumbate |ˈplʌmbeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt in which the anion contains both lead and oxygen, especially one of the anion PbO 3 2 −. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ate 1 .

 

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plumbate

plumbate |ˈplʌmbeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt in which the anion contains both lead and oxygen, especially one of the anion PbO 3 2 −. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ate 1 .