delead
/diːˈlɛd/
delead verb: to remove the lead (metal) from.
Verb
delead (third-person singular simple present deleads, present participle deleading, simple past and past participle deleaded)
- To remove the lead (metal) from.
- Most feel that the deleading should be carried out only in the hospital and with adequate laboratory checks, although Belknap, cited above, deleads patients in mild cases while they are ambulatory but under close supervision.1941, Rutherford Thompson Johnstone, Occupational diseases: diagnosis, medicolegal aspects and treatment
Forms of delead
| third-person singular present | deleads |
|---|---|
| present participle | deleading |
| past participle | deleaded |
| past | deleaded |
Origin of delead
From de- + lead.
Questions about delead
- What does delead mean?
- Delead means to remove the lead (metal) from.
- What part of speech is delead?
- Delead is a verb.
- How do you pronounce delead?
- Delead is pronounced /diːˈlɛd/.
- What is the past tense of delead?
- The past tense of delead is deleaded.
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