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deleading

deleading

7.9
Relating to removing lead from buildings or materials
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: descontaminación
  • The city offers deleading services to help families make their homes safer for children.

Examples

  • Certified deleading contractors must follow strict safety guidelines during the removal work.

  • A deleading process is required before renovating old apartments built before 1978.

  • The deleading process is crucial for safety.

  • Many old buildings require deleading to protect residents.

  • The city offers deleading services to help families make their homes safer for children.

  • A deleading process is required before renovating old apartments built before 1978.

  • Certified deleading contractors must follow strict safety guidelines during the removal work.

How Lead-Free

lead-free
1 3.5
deleading
  • Specialized
7.9
leaded
4 7.0

Surface Forms

deleading positive

Morphology

deleading = delead (semi-transparent) = de + lead + ing

The adjective is a straightforward participial form of the verb 'delead' meaning 'removing lead' or 'relating to removing lead'.

Etymology

Deleading is an adjective for work that removes lead from buildings or materials. The prefix de- means 'remove' and lead is the metal that can harm health, so deleading describes making a place safe by taking out lead.