lead monoxide

American

[led] / lɛd /

noun

Chemistry.

litharge.

lead monoxide British

/ lɛd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lead monoxide

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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