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plumbate
(plum|bate)
Pronunciation:
/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 century
: from Latin
plumbum
'lead'
+
-ate
1
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