litharge

American  

[lith-ahrj, li-thahrj] / ˈlɪθ ɑrdʒ, lɪˈθɑrdʒ /

noun

1. a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.

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litharge British  

/ ˈlɪθɑːdʒ /

noun

1. another name for lead monoxide

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Etymology

Origin of litharge

1350–1400; earlier litarge, litharge, Middle English litarge < Middle French, apocopated variant of litargire < Latin lithargyrus < Greek lithárgyros spume of silver, equivalent to lith- lith- + árgyros silver

Example Sentences

Another way is to take two unciae of ore, a semi-uncia of litharge, two drachmae of Venetian glass and a semi-uncia of saltpetre.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

The "glass" mentioned as being melted with litharge, argols, nitre, etc., was no doubt the silver nitrate.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

It is placed in a pot which is smeared on the inside with litharge, and lye made of quicklime is repeatedly poured over it, and it is heated until the fire consumes it.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

The "third" alloy consists of three centumpondia of litharge and of half a centumpondium each of de-silverized lead, of lead made from thorns, and of copper minutum contusum.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

If there is in the works plenty of litharge, it is substituted for the de-silverized lead.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius