unlead
Extract metal spacing
To unlead is to remove lead from something, most commonly referring to gasoline.
Unleaded fuel contains no lead additives, which were phased out due to environmental and health concerns.
The term appears occasionally in other contexts—removing lead paint, lead pipes, or lead type from printing—but unleaded gasoline remains the dominant usage.
Concentrated derived substance
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- abateLessen in intensity
- remediateCorrect or reverse harm
- encapsulateContain or summarize completely
scrape · sand · repaint · decontaminate · deleading · abatement · renovation · housing
Chemical metal-ion capture
- chelateBind metals in rings
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- antidoteSubstance neutralizing harmful agents
encephalopathy · bioaccumulation · exposure · environmental health · occupational safety · remediation
extract
Concentrated derived substance
encapsulate · scrape · sand · repaint · decontaminate · deleading · abatement · renovation · housing · pipes
chelation
Chemical metal-ion capture
- chelateBind metals in rings
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
- toxicologyScience of poisons
antidote · encephalopathy · bioaccumulation · exposure · environmental health · occupational safety · remediation
- unleaded gasFuel lacking toxic additive
- regular unleaded
- unleaded gasolineFuel lacking lead compounds
- premium unleaded
- super unleadedHigh-octane automotive fuel
- unleaded regular