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plumbic

/ˈplʌmbɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plumbic
IPA
/ˈplʌmbɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

adj

Of or pertaining to compounds with higher valence forms of lead.

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ic, originally in calques of French plombique, from plomb (“lead”) + -ique (“-ic”). See also molybdic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Derived Forms

diplumbic triplumbic

Phrases

plumbic acetate plumbic acid plumbic chloride plumbic dioxide plumbic ethide plumbic hydroxide plumbic ocher plumbic ochre

Synonyms

lead leaden plumbous leady saturnine

Questions

How do you pronounce plumbic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʌmbɪk/.
What does plumbic mean?
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.
Where does plumbic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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