litharge
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.
Origin of litharge
1- Also called lead monoxide, lead oxide, plumbous oxide.
- Compare red lead.
Words Nearby litharge
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How to use litharge in a sentence
Into the perforations is pressed a paste of red lead and litharge mixed with sulphuric acid.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerPut litharge of lead into very strong vinegar, and let it stand twenty-four hours.
Endless Amusement | UnknownIt is manufactured in two forms, known as “massicot” and “litharge.”
Take 80 grams of litharge and 20 grams of a mixture of borax and soda.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe drops of litharge which in the earlier stages flow steadily from the surface of the alloy, thin off later to a luminous film.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for litharge
/ (ˈlɪθɑːdʒ) /
another name for lead monoxide
Origin of litharge
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