lead-free [医] 无铅的
lead-free[ adj ]
(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead
<adj.all>
lead-free gasoline
lead-free \lead-free\ adj.
1. not containing the element lead.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. specifically: Not containing a lead additive such as
tetraethyllead or tetramethyllead; -- of gasoline; as,
Most modern cars run on lead-free gasoline. Oposite of
{leaded}.
Syn: nonleaded, unleaded.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. specifically: Not containing a pigment having lead as a
component; -- of paints; as, lead-free paint should be
used wherever children are exposed to the painted surface.
[PJC]
- And some companies are better positioned to get the lead out than others: The defense fund said all the ceramicware sold by Corning Inc. in California already is lead-free.
- Legislation to force the recall of lead-lined water coolers and to ban the manufacture of coolers that are not lead-free was passed Wednesday by the House and sent to the Senate.
- But if its record on other emotive issues like lead-free petrol is anything to go by, it will influence thinking in the Council of Ministers later this year. The problem for investors is working through the implications of a total ban.