Plumbous

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Containing lead or composed of lead in its divalent form
2. Relating to or derived from lead, especially in its lower oxidation state
3. Of, pertaining to, or containing lead as a chemical element

Etymology: "Plumbous" is a straightforward formation: it combines "plumb-", the Latin stem of "plumbum" meaning "lead" (the metal), with the English suffix "-ous", which forms adjectives meaning "full of" or "having the nature of". The Latin source, "plumbōsus", meant "of or related to lead," and the English adjective carries that same sense into chemistry and description. The lead itself gave its name to the chemical symbol Pb, which comes from the same Latin root, so the metal's symbol and this adjective share a single ancestor.

Synonyms: leaden