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lead-free

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
lead--free
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing no lead.

adj

Containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English lead-free From lead + -free.

Inflected Forms

leadfree (alternative)

Synonyms

nonleaded

Questions

What does lead-free mean?
Containing no lead.
Where does lead-free come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom Gaulish *loudonbor.? Proto-West Germanic *laud Old English lēad Middle English led English lead Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English lead-free From lead + -free.

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