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lɛdred lead

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. red lead, miniumnoun

    a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics

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  1. red leadnoun

    a bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, PbO, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics

Wikipedia

  1. red lead

    Lead(II,IV) oxide, also called red lead or minium, is the inorganic compound with the formula Pb 3 O 4 {\displaystyle {\ce {Pb3O4}}} . A bright red or orange solid, it is used as pigment, in the manufacture of batteries, and rustproof primer paints. It is an example of a mixed valence compound, being composed of both Pb(II) and Pb(IV) in the ratio of two to one.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of red lead in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of red lead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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