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WHITE LEAD PAINT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- white lead paint
1, record 1, English, white%20lead%20paint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ceruse paint 2, record 1, English, ceruse%20paint
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ceruse: A name for white lead, a mixture or compound of carbonate and hydrate of lead (usually 2PbCO3 + PbH2O2); largely used as a white paint, formerly also in medicine for ointments, etc. 3, record 1, English, - white%20lead%20paint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23-79) wrote that workers painting ships with native ceruse (white lead) wore loose bags over their faces to avoid breathing noxious dust. 4, record 1, English, - white%20lead%20paint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ceruse, a white lead-based paint now known to be toxic, was used to accentuate the pallor [of the skin of women.] 5, record 1, English, - white%20lead%20paint
Record 1, Key term(s)
- white-lead paint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peinture à la céruse
1, record 1, French, peinture%20%C3%A0%20la%20c%C3%A9ruse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- peinture au blanc de céruse 2, record 1, French, peinture%20au%20blanc%20de%20c%C3%A9ruse
correct, feminine noun
- peinture au blanc d'argent 3, record 1, French, peinture%20au%20blanc%20d%27argent
former designation, correct, feminine noun
- peinture au blanc de plomb 4, record 1, French, peinture%20au%20blanc%20de%20plomb
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La céruse est un pigment blanc, utilisé trés largement autrefois pour son haut pouvoir couvrant, ses qualités de protection contre l'humidité et son prix modique. Son usage a été interdit aux professionnels en 1913 et l'utilisation artisanale en 1948. La teneur en plomb de ses pigments est trés élevée (60 à 80 % sur peinture sèche), or la peinture à la céruse s'effrite en vieillissant et tombe en poussière en 50 à 80 ans. 5, record 1, French, - peinture%20%C3%A0%20la%20c%C3%A9ruse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom chimique de la céruse est «bis(carbonate) dihydroxyde de triplomb». 6, record 1, French, - peinture%20%C3%A0%20la%20c%C3%A9ruse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- white lead oil paint 1, record 2, English, white%20lead%20oil%20paint
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- peinture grasse à base de céruse
1, record 2, French, peinture%20grasse%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20c%C3%A9ruse
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- peinture grasse à base de blanc de plomb 1, record 2, French, peinture%20grasse%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20blanc%20de%20plomb
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Encyclopédie Larousse au mot "céruse". 1, record 2, French, - peinture%20grasse%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20c%C3%A9ruse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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