massicot

[ mas-i-kot ]

noun

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

Origin of massicot

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

Words Nearby massicot

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How to use massicot in a sentence

In a greater degree of heat it becomes massicot again, having parted with its pure air.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry | Joseph Priestley
It is manufactured in two forms, known as “massicot” and “litharge.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 | Various
It may be obtained by digesting with heat a solution of the neutral acetate, upon pure litharge or massicot.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
massicot is the raw material for the manufacture of “red lead” or “minium.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3 | Various
When prepared below the temperature of fusion it is called “massicot.”
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for massicot

massicot

/ (ˈmæsɪˌkɒt) /

noun

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

Origin of massicot

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

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