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plumbous

/ˈplʌmbəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plum-bus
IPA
/ˈplʌmbəs/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

adj

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

Etymology

From plumb- + -ous, from Latin plumbōsus (“of or related to lead”), from plumbum (“lead”) + -ōsus (“-ous: forming adjectives”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Phrases

plumbous acid plumbous chloride plumbous chromate plumbous nitrate plumbous sulfide plumbous sulphide

Synonyms

plumbic lead leaden leady saturnine

Questions

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

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