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lead-in
  • n  the introductory section of a story
    it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
  • n  wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
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lead acetate
  • n  a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes
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lead arsenate
  • n  a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
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lead bank
  • n  a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
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lead chromate
  • n  a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint
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lead colic
  • n  symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation
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lead glass
  • n  glass containing lead oxide; has a high refractive index
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lead pencil
  • n  pencil that has graphite as the marking substance
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lead plant
  • n  shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore
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lead poisoning
  • n  toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
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lead sheet
  • n  a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form
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lead tetraethyl
  • n  a clear oily poisonous liquid added to gasoline to prevent knocking
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lead time
  • n  the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process
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lead tree
  • n  low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
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leadbelly
  • n  United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)
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