plumbic

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/ˈplʌmbɪk/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

Similar
leadleadenplumbousleadysaturnine
OriginLatin plumbum ← French plombique →
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Meanings

adjectiveplumbic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

    Synonyms: lead, leaden, plumbous, leady, saturnine

  2. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to compounds with higher valence forms of lead.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

Similar
leadleadenplumbousleadysaturnine

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or consisting of lead

Similar
plumbous
Also see
leadleadenplumbous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchplombique
  2. Latinplumbum“lead”
  3. Englishplumbic

From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ic, originally in calques of French plombique, from plomb (“lead”) + -ique (“-ic”). See also molybdic.

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Translations

Bulgarian оловен
  • оловен (oloven)of or related to lead generally
Catalan saturní
  • saturníof or related to lead generally
French saturnin
  • saturninof or related to lead generally
Italian plumbeo
  • plumbeoof or related to lead generally

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

plumbic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbic

MLA

“plumbic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumbic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbic.

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