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Discover Ludwig"white lead" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to a type of white pigment typically used in paints and coatings. Example: The artist mixed white lead with linseed oil to create a bright and durable paint for his canvas.
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white lead
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A basic lead carbonate once used in paint
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"White lead should be the basic ingredient of all white paint and light tints," read a Sherwin-Williams madvertisementtinementhen the 1920s.
The first white paint pigment was basic carbonate white lead, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2PbCO3·Pb
Generally known simply as white lead, it was widely used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
Unfortunately it contained white lead, which, being poisonous, led to hair loss and, in cases of extreme overuse, death.
White lead, any of several white pigments used in exterior paints and containing inorganic compounds of lead.
Carbon dioxide gas is fed in carefully controlled amounts and rates into a closed vessel, under agitation, to produce finely divided white lead.
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