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white ˈlead N no pl

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White lead when cooked into linseed oil acts as a drying agent, accelerating the polymerization of the oil film. en.wikipedia.org

Finished sections were bolted together and the joints were weatherproofed with cotton cloth saturated with white lead. en.wikipedia.org

There are several bases for oil paint, those most commonly used for building work being white lead, red lead, zinc white and iron oxide. en.wikipedia.org

The pigment of white lead caused lead poisoning, damaging the skin and causing hair loss. en.wikipedia.org

Traditionally, the adjoining faces were coated with mixed white lead and grease, then held together with copper rivets. en.wikipedia.org

However white lead-based paints remained in the supply chain and were therefore still in use for some time. en.wikipedia.org

For light work hard stopping, made of white lead and whiting, should be employed. en.wikipedia.org

These included gold and silver leaf, vermilion, red lead and white lead. en.wikipedia.org

White lead occurs naturally as a mineral, in which context it is known as hydrocerussite, a hydrate of cerussite. en.wikipedia.org

Other earlier inventions were connected with the production of oil, salt and white lead. en.wikipedia.org

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