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Definition of Plumbous

1. Adjective. Relating to or consisting of lead.

Definition of Plumbous

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.

Definition of Plumbous

1. Adjective. (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead. ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plumbous

1. containing lead [adj]

Medical Definition of Plumbous

1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds. Origin: From Plumbum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Plumbous

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

1. Introduction to the Study of Chemical Reactions by Edmund Drechsel (1890)
"Solution of sodium hydroxide precipitates brown silver oxide. 7) plumbous oxide. The salts of this metallic oxide are also precipitated by ..."

2. A Compendium of Chemistry by Carl Arnold (1904)
"plumbous oxide, lead oxide, PbO, is prepared by burning lead in air, ... It decomposes into lead oxide and water on heating. plumbous oxide and ..."

3. Inorganic Chemistry: With the Elements of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry by John Iredelle Dillard Hinds (1908)
"With acids it forms plumbous salts, and with strong alkalies it forms ... is decomposed by heat into oxygen and lead oxid. and by acids into plumbous and ..."

4. Inorganic Chemistry: With the Elements of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry by John Iredelle Dillard Hinds (1905)
"It is decomposed by dilute acids into Pb02 and PbO, the latter forming plumbous salts with the acid. With strong hydrochloric or sulphuric acid the lead ..."

5. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist by Natural History Society of Montreal (1861)
"few long dark hairs may be perceived by careful examination, sprinkled down the back, and the tail has a slight plumbous shade mixed with faint yellow. ..."

6. A Laboratory Manual of General Chemistry by William Jay Hale (1917)
"Dilute 1-2 cc. of plumbous nitrate solution with several times its volume of water and saturate with hydrogen sulphide (2). Test a portion of the mixture ..."

7. Introduction to the Study of Chemical Reactions by Edmund Drechsel (1890)
"Solution of sodium hydroxide precipitates brown silver oxide. 7) plumbous oxide. The salts of this metallic oxide are also precipitated by ..."

8. A Compendium of Chemistry by Carl Arnold (1904)
"plumbous oxide, lead oxide, PbO, is prepared by burning lead in air, ... It decomposes into lead oxide and water on heating. plumbous oxide and ..."

9. Inorganic Chemistry: With the Elements of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry by John Iredelle Dillard Hinds (1908)
"With acids it forms plumbous salts, and with strong alkalies it forms ... is decomposed by heat into oxygen and lead oxid. and by acids into plumbous and ..."

10. Inorganic Chemistry: With the Elements of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry by John Iredelle Dillard Hinds (1905)
"It is decomposed by dilute acids into Pb02 and PbO, the latter forming plumbous salts with the acid. With strong hydrochloric or sulphuric acid the lead ..."

11. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist by Natural History Society of Montreal (1861)
"few long dark hairs may be perceived by careful examination, sprinkled down the back, and the tail has a slight plumbous shade mixed with faint yellow. ..."

12. A Laboratory Manual of General Chemistry by William Jay Hale (1917)
"Dilute 1-2 cc. of plumbous nitrate solution with several times its volume of water and saturate with hydrogen sulphide (2). Test a portion of the mixture ..."

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