Plum"bic (?), a. [From Plumbum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling,
or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds
in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds;
as, plumbic oxide.
Plum*bif"er*ous (?), a. [Plumbum + -ferous.] Producing or containing
lead. Kirwan.
Plumb"ing (?), n. 1. The art of casting and working in lead, and
applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of
furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage,
etc. Gwilt.
2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying
water, sewage, etc., in a building.
Plum"bism (?), n. [From Plumbum.] (Med.) A diseased condition, produced
by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its
compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by
various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under
Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
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.
||Plum"bum (?), n. [L.] (Chem.) The technical name of lead. See Lead.