plum'bun i

[L.] Lead, a metallic element, symbol Pb, atomic weight 207.1, of metallic luster and bluish gray color. Lead, either the metal or its salts, causes a distre ing form of chronic poisoning marked by severe colic with constipation, wrist drop, and the presence of a bluish line on the gums, plum'bi ace'tas (U.S., Br.), lead acetate, sugar of lead, occurring in colorle , shining, translucent prismatic crystals, soluble in water; astringent and styptic; employed in diarrhea in doses of gr. 1-3 (0.06-0.2), as an injection in leucorrhea and gonorrhea, and externally in contusions, plum'bi carbo'nas (N.P., Br.), lead carbonate, white lead, a heavy white powder,