Preferred term
lead
Definition
- [GEMET] A heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable; occurs principally as galena and is used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Pb
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
Arabic
- الرصاص
Bulgarian
- Олово
Croatian
- olovo
Czech
- olovo
Danish
- bly
Dutch
- lood
Estonian
- plii
Finnish
- lyijy
French
- plomb
German
- Blei
Greek
- μόλυβδος
Hungarian
- ólom
Italian
- piombo
Latvian
- svins
Lithuanian
- švinas
Norwegian
- bly
Polish
- ołów
Portuguese
- chumbo
Romanian
- plumb
Slovak
- olovo
Slovenian
- svinec
Spanish
- plomo
Swedish
- bly
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20828