ceruse

Etymology
From, from , variant of , q.v.

Noun

 * , a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, particularly as used to whiten skin or in early medicine.
 * , II.ii.1.1:
 * Galen hath taken exceptions at such waters which run through leaden pipes, ob cerussam quæ in iis generatur, for that unctuous ceruse, which causeth dysenteries and fluxes […].