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cerusse

cerusse noun: white lead, a basic lead carbonate.

Noun

cerusse (usually uncountable, plural cerusses)

  1. (obsolete, usually) White lead, a basic lead carbonate.
    • This is then dried either in the air or in large airy rooms warmed by a small stove, and is then perfect cerusse or white lead fit for use.1807, Aikin, C. R., Comp., Dictionary Of Chemistry And Mineralogy Vol. 2, page 25

Forms of cerusse

pluralcerusses

Questions about cerusse

What does cerusse mean?
Cerusse means white lead, a basic lead carbonate.
What part of speech is cerusse?
Cerusse is a noun.
What is the plural of cerusse?
The plural of cerusse is cerusses.

Words near cerusse in the dictionary

  1. ceruse
  2. cerused
  3. ceruses
  4. cerusite
  5. cerusites
  6. cerusse
  7. cerusses
  8. cerussite
  9. cerussites
  10. Ceruti
  11. Cerv

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