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lead dioxide
PbO2 Poisonous brown crystals that decompose when heated; insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in glacial acetic acid; used as an oxidizing agent, in electrodes, batteries, matches, and explosives, as a textile mordant, in dye manufacture, and as an analytical reagent. Also known as anhydrous plumbic acid; brown lead oxide; lead peroxide.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry
- Category: Inorganic chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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