Definition of Sugar of lead

1. Noun. A poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes.

Exact synonyms: Lead Acetate
Generic synonyms: Acetate, Ethanoate, Dye, Dyestuff

Definition of Sugar of lead

1. Noun. (chemistry) a trivial name of lead acetate; due to its sweetish taste. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sugar Of Lead

sugar diabetes
sugar glider
sugar gliders
sugar high
sugar house
sugar loaf
sugar loaves
sugar mamas
sugar maple
sugar maples
sugar mice
sugar mill
sugar mouse
sugar of lead (current term)
sugar of milk
sugar off
sugar palm
sugar paper
sugar papers
sugar parent
sugar pea
sugar peas
sugar pill
sugar pills
sugar pine
sugar pines
sugar plum
sugar plums

Literary usage of Sugar of lead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, Edward Hartshorne (1861)
"sugar of lead. ACETATE. THIS is more frequently taken as a ... Acetate or sugar of lead is by no means an active poison, although it is popularly considered ..."

2. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"ON POISONING BY LEAD—sugar of lead—SYMPTOMS—CHRONIC POISONING BY SUGAR OF ... sugar of lead. ACETATE. THIS is more frequently taken as a poison than any of ..."

3. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, John James Reese (1873)
"sugar of lead.—SYMPTOMS.—APPEARANCES AFTER DEATH.—CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.—LEAD IN ORGANIC MIXTURES ... Acetate, or sugar of lead is by no means an active poison. ..."

4. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, John James Reese (1873)
"sugar of lead.—SYMPTOMS.—APPEARANCES AFTER DEATH.—CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.—LEAD IN ORGANIC MIXTURES ... Acetate, or sugar of lead is by no means an active poison. ..."

5. A Manual of medical jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1880)
"sugar of lead.—SYMPTOMS.—APPEARANCES AFTER DEATH. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. LEAD IN ORGANIC MIXTURES. ... Acetate or sugar of lead is by no means an active poison. ..."

6. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, Edward Hartshorne (1853)
"ON POISONING BY LEAD sugar of lead—SYMPTOMS—CHRONIC POISONING BY ... sugar of lead. ACETATE. THIS is more frequently taken as a poison than any of the other ..."

7. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1897)
"Acetate or sugar of lead is by no means an active poison. In medical practice it has often been given in considerable doses without any serious effects ..."

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