plumbosolventadj.

Brit.

/ˌplʌmbəʊˈsɒlv(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌpləmboʊˈsɑlv(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plumbo- comb. form, solvent adj.

Etymology: < plumbo- comb. form + solvent adj. N.E.D. (1907) enters this under plumbisolvent, and describes the form plumbo-solvent as ‘erron[eous]’.

Of water or its action: capable of dissolving lead.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials used in metallurgical processes > [adjective] > capable of dissolving lead

plumbosolvent1892

1892 M. Mackenzie in Youth's Compan. 31 Mar. 162 Lead is a fruitful source of disease in certain districts..where the water has what is termed a plumbo-solvent quality.

1903 Nature 26 Mar. 498/1 A decrease of plumbo-solvent power is noticed when these acids are reduced in quantity by various natural causes, or by artificial neutralization.

1919 Proc. Royal Soc. 1917–19 B. 90 p. iii The plumbo-solvent action of the acid produced by the bacteria in culture media.

1992 New Scientist 19 Sept. 3/1 Some waters—principally, but not exclusively, the soft moorland waters of upland Britain—are much more ‘plumbosolvent’ than others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plumbosolvent
释义	plumbosolventadj. Brit. /ˌplʌmbəʊˈsɒlv(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌpləmboʊˈsɑlv(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plumbo- comb. form, solvent adj. Etymology: < plumbo- comb. form + solvent adj. N.E.D. (1907) enters this under plumbisolvent, and describes the form plumbo-solvent as ‘erron[eous]’. Of water or its action: capable of dissolving lead. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials used in metallurgical processes > [adjective] > capable of dissolving lead plumbosolvent1892 1892 M. Mackenzie in Youth's Compan. 31 Mar. 162 Lead is a fruitful source of disease in certain districts..where the water has what is termed a plumbo-solvent quality. 1903 Nature 26 Mar. 498/1 A decrease of plumbo-solvent power is noticed when these acids are reduced in quantity by various natural causes, or by artificial neutralization. 1919 Proc. Royal Soc. 1917–19 B. 90 p. iii The plumbo-solvent action of the acid produced by the bacteria in culture media. 1992 New Scientist 19 Sept. 3/1 Some waters—principally, but not exclusively, the soft moorland waters of upland Britain—are much more ‘plumbosolvent’ than others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1892
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