lead sulfate

noun

ˈled-

: a sulfate of lead: such as

a

: the poisonous normal sulfate PbSO₄ occurring native as anglesite and obtained synthetically as a white crystalline powder

b

: any of several basic salts (as the monobasic sulfate Pb₂OSO₄ occurring naturally as lanarkite) or a mixture containing one or more of these used as a pigment compare blue lead entry 2 sense 2, white lead sense b

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