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sugar of lead

[ led ]

noun

, Chemistry.

sugar of lead

/ lɛd /

noun

  1. another name for lead acetate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar of lead1

First recorded in 1655–65
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Example Sentences

Washing the ulcerated parts with warm soap-suds, copperas, and sugar-of-lead may follow.

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