massicot

[ mas-i-kot ]

noun
  1. monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.

Origin of massicot

1
1425–75; late Middle English masticot<Middle French <Italian massicotto<Arabic masḥaqūniyā, perhaps <Greek

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massicot

/ (ˈmæsɪˌkɒt) /


noun
  1. a yellow earthy secondary mineral consisting of lead oxide. Formula: PbO

Origin of massicot

1
C15: via French from Italian marzacotto ointment, perhaps from Arabic shabb qubti Egyptian alum

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