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

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litharge

This charge of 120 centumpondia in the cupellation furnace would normally make more than 110 centumpondia of litharge and 30 of hearth-lead, i.e., saturated furnace bottoms.

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

But lead, its ashes, red-lead, ochre, and litharge, are more efficacious for ores which melt easily; hearth-lead for those which melt with difficulty; and galena for those which melt with greater difficulty.

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

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 Georgius Agricola

The "powder" of glass-galls, salt, and litharge would render the mass more liquid and assist the "gold lump" to separate out.

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

To the oil so charged the author adds litharge and borate of lead, and paints a thin coat of this mixture over the surface of the glass, which is then carried to a proper furnace.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur