Sugar Of Lead (Noun)
Meaning
A poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The technicians measured out careful quantities of sugar of lead for the dye they were using for the cotton textile project.
- Historically the artist used sugar of which is acutely and cumulative and caution was required when handling it to create those vibrant colors in her beautiful handmade ceramics.
- Ironically some of the most beautiful stained-ginneaux of that era used the use of sugar of lead in their making and became remarkably rare over time.
- Today the use of sugar of lead is carefully regulated due to the toxic sublimate formed by the application of heat which readily can be in the atmosphere when using this in crafting and building up their glazes.
- After analyzing the 19th-century artifact it was found to be crafted using the forbidden and historically favored sugar in a context of ceramic arts.