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lead' ac'etate
Pronunciation: (led), [key] Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Pb(C
2H
3O
2)
2·3H
2O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles and as a drier in paints and varnishes. Also called
sugar of lead. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.