lead-free

1. 1.

   (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead

   “lead-free gasoline”

   Synonymsnonleaded

   Similarunleaded

Questions about lead-free

What does lead-free mean?

lead-free means "(of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead".

How many syllables are in lead-free?

lead-free has 3 syllables: le-ad--free. The stress falls on "le".

What is another word for lead-free?

Close synonyms include nonleaded. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lead-free a common word?

lead-free is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.