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plumbic

adjective as in leaden

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In this process we may substitute plumbic oxide for the cupric oxide, and succeed equally well.

Chemically it is converted by nitric acid and chlorine into an insoluble substance--plumbic acid or the cyanide of lead.

Plumbic acetate gives a purplish-red precipitate, mercuric cyanide a blue one, the supernatant liquid being also blue.

Plumbic sulphide is precipitated, and the liberated selenic acid separated by filtration is concentrated until it acquires a sp.

The plumbic seleniate is suspended in water and decomposed by means of a current of sulphuretted hydrogen.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to plumbic, such as: galena, lead, pewter, plumbean, plumbiferous, and plumbous.

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