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What are other names for lead?

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The Latin name, which is where the symbol (Pb) comes from, is plumbum. If that word looks a lot like the English word "Plumbing" to you, good eye; that's where THAT word comes from (because water pipes were at one time generally made of lead).

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In terms of chemistry, lead is an element that belongs to the carbon group and has an atomic number of 82. Another name for lead is plumbum, which is a Latin term.

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Another name for lead in a pencil is Plomo......that means lead in Spanish!

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plumbum

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Plumbum!

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