Definition of litharge

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Litharge (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 minium, etc. Called also massicot..

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Massicot :: Massicot (n.) Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment..
Mastic :: Mastic (n.) A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc..
Litharge :: Litharge (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 minium, etc. Called also massicot..
Lithargyrum :: Lithargyrum (n.) Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine yellow scales..
Litarge :: Litarge (n.) Litharge.
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