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lead-free

lead-free

1 3.5
Does not contain the metal lead
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛdˌfri/
translation icon : sin plomo
  • Go buy lead-free makeup.
  • lead-free brass alloys
  • lead-free brass

If you're using an old hose, change out your hose, get a new one and make sure that you're using all lead free products because lead can be found in hoses.

Examples

  • This paint is lead-free, making it safe for children's toys.

  • It's hand-blown, lead-free, crystal glass with a laser-cut grip.

    An Ideal Host (2020)

  • Source water is basically lead-free; the real problem comes from corrosion of service lines and plumbing materials.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The European Union implemented lead-free solder in 2006.

    Blog text (4)

  • Ironically, Nibco is also one of the very few companies currently producing some models of completely lead-free residential valves.

    Academic text (2002)

  • In the past, nearly all solders contained lead, but there is now an urgent need for lead-free solder because of a worldwide effort to phase out hazardous materials in electronics.

    Blog text (4)

  • Furthermore, the government has committed to an expensive program to modernize the city's vehicles by requiring the use of catalytic converters and introducing lead-free gasoline.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Most of the street vendors used charcoal as a heating medium, but some people already had burners that were manufactured in Buffalo, NY, using lead-free gasoline.

    Blog text (19)

  • The new regulations require that all gasoline sold in the area be lead-free.

  • Parents prefer to buy lead-free products to ensure their children's safety.

Synonyms

unleaded
vslead-free
6 3.2

Not containing lead, used as fuel or paint

is a general term for any substance lacking that metal
nonleaded
vslead-free
  • Specialized
3.2

Fuel for cars that has no added lead

is used for any substance not just gasoline
leadless
vslead-free
4.8

Not containing or treated with lead

is mainly about substances like fuels rather than manufactured items

Antonyms

leaden
1 6.6

Made from the heavy metal used in old pipes and weights

How Leaded

leaden
1 6.6
leaded
7.0
lead-free
1 3.5

Surface Forms

lead-free positive

Morphology

lead-free = lead + free (transparent) = lead + free

Direct combination of 'lead' (the metal) and 'free' meaning 'without', so the meaning is easily derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word lead-free is made of lead, the heavy metal, and the ending -free, which means 'without', like sugar-free. So lead-free simply means 'without lead' and is used for things like safer gasoline, pipes, or solder.