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"masculine"
],
"word": "blejwas"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "lead carbonate",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ceruză"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "lead carbonate",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "alb de plumb"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "svincóvyje belíla",
"sense": "lead carbonate",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "свинцо́вые бели́ла"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lead carbonate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "albayalde"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lead carbonate",
"tags": [
"common-gender",
"neuter"
],
"word": "blyvitt"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "lead carbonate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "plwm gwyn"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"white lead"
],
"word": "white lead"
}
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