lead monoxide

[led]

noun

Chemistry.

1. litharge.

lead monoxide

/ lɛd /

noun

1. Also called: litharge.  plumbous oxide. Systematic name: lead(II) oxide. a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO

Word History and Origins

Origin of lead monoxide¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

What did for it was the accumulation of a yellow dust - lead monoxide - in its pipes.

From BBC

It reduces many metallic oxides, such as lead monoxide and cupric oxide, and decomposes water at a red heat.

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