lead dioxide

lead di·ox·ide

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Definition of lead dioxide words

noun lead dioxide a brown crystalline compound, PbO 2 , toxic, insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in glacial acetic acid: used as an oxidizing agent, in lead-acid batteries, and in analytical chemistry. 1

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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