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plumbago

plum·bago

UK/plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ US/pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/ uncommon

noun

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used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).

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