Litharge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A yellow lead oxide, PbO, used in storage batteries and glass and as a pigment. Also called lead monoxide.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from the oxidisation of lead in air, and used as a pigment
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc. Called also massicot.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The yellow or reddish protoxid of lead (PbO) partially fused.
    • Word Usage
    "The ore was melted and converted into ingots, the silver separated and refined, and litharge, red lead and shot manufactured."
    Cross Reference
    litharge plaster   
    Variant
    massicot   
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