What is "plumbous"

Plumbous \Plum"bous\, a. [From Plumbum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.

1680s, "leaden;" 1854 in chemistry sense, "containing lead" (especially in a low valence), from Latin plumbosus "full of lead," from plumbum (see plumb (n.)).\n

a. 1 (context chemistry English) Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead. 2 (context chemistry English) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.

adj. relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic]