lead
/lษd/
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Simple Meaning
a soft, heavy, gray metal that is used in pipes, batteries, and pencils.
When to Use
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Intermediate โ can handle common situations
Examples in Conversation
โOld houses sometimes have pipes made of lead.โ
โBe careful โ that paint might contain lead.โ
Learning Path
โถFull Definition
A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
Related Words
Synonyms:
metalplumbum
Word Family:
leadedleadenlead-free