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Definition of Atomic number 82
1. Noun. A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey. "The children were playing with lead soldiers"
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Cerussite, White Lead Ore, Galena
Specialized synonyms: Hard Lead, Antimonial Lead, Hard Lead, Pig Lead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 82
Literary usage of Atomic number 82
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"Thus Ra-D has the atomic number 82; it loses a ß-particle and becomes Ra-E with
atomic number 83; this loses another /î-particle and becomes Ra-F with ..."
2. The Electron: Its Isolation and Measurement and the Determination of Some of by Robert Andrews Millikan (1917)
"... atomic weight 23) and lead (atomic number 82, atomic weight, 207.2) have been
fitted into it and there are left but four vacancies within this range. ..."
3. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Lead (atomic number, 82; atomic weight, 207.19; specific gravity, 11.34) is a
bluish to silvery-gray metal, although the pure metal is easily tarnished by ..."
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