red lead

English

Noun

Red lead powder

red lead (uncountable)

A bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, Pb₃O₄, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.
(military slang, dated) tomato ketchup.
- 2003, The Four Stack APDs: The Famed Green Dragons, page 54:
  Saturday/Wednesday morning breakfast beans were accompanied by corn bread and bowls of "red lead" [catsup for you landlubbers].

Synonyms

lead tetroxide
minium

Coordinate terms

white lead

Translations

Pb₃O₄ — see minium

Anagrams

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