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

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Historical Examples of massicot

When prepared below the temperature of fusion it is called “massicot.”
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
It is manufactured in two forms, known as “massicot” and “litharge.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3
Various
Another coat is given, made with calcined white lead or massicot, ground in linseed oil and turpentine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Massicot and orpiment, he considers as those which have been the least permanent amongst all the mineral colours.
The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)
John Ayrton Paris
Massicot, mas′i-kot, n. protoxide of lead or yellow oxide of lead.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for massicot

massicot

noun

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

Word Origin for massicot

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

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