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plumbous

plum·bous
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pluhm-buh s]
    • /ˈplʌm bəs/
    • /plˈʌmbəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pluhm-buh s]
    • /ˈplʌm bəs/

Definitions of plumbous word

  • adjective plumbous containing bivalent lead. 1
  • adjective plumbous of or containing lead in the divalent state 0
  • adjective plumbous of, like, or containing lead, esp. divalent lead 0

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Origin of plumbous

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
From the Latin word plumbōsus, dating back to 1675-85. See plumb, -ous

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Parts of speech for Plumbous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

plumbous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

plumbous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for plumbous

adj plumbous

  • galena — a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
  • leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.

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