litharge

[ lith-ahrj, li-thahrj ]

/ ˈlɪθ ɑrdʒ, lɪˈθɑrdʒ /

noun

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.

Also called lead monoxide, lead oxide, plumbous oxide.

Compare red lead.

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

Words nearby litharge

literator, literature, literatus, lith, lithagogue, litharge, lithe, lithectomy, lithemia, lithesome, lithia

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Example sentences from the Web for litharge

For my part I have found litharge, which is nothing else but lead, for a pound of litharge, you shall extract 14.
A Discovrse of Fire and Salt (A Discourse of Fire and Salt)|Blaise de Vigenre
The "powder" of glass-galls, salt, and litharge would render the mass more liquid and assist the "gold lump" to separate out.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
To nine parts of this add three parts of boiled oil, and one-fifth part of litharge.
Paper and Printing Recipes|J. Sawtelle Ford
The tannate is decomposed in the usual way with litharge and extracted by alcohol.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

The negative element is a similar sheet of lead upon which is spread a paste made of litharge.
ABC of Electricity|William Henry Meadowcroft

British Dictionary definitions for litharge

litharge

/ (ˈlɪθɑːdʒ) /

noun

another name for lead monoxide

Word Origin for litharge

C14: via Old French from Latin lithargyrus, from Greek, from lithos stone + arguros silver

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	litharge
释义	litharge [ lith-ahrj, li-thahrj ] / ˈlɪθ ɑrdʒ, lɪˈθɑrdʒ / noun 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. Also called lead monoxide, lead oxide, plumbous oxide. Compare red lead. 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 Words nearby litharge literator, literature, literatus, lith, lithagogue, litharge, lithe, lithectomy, lithemia, lithesome, lithia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for litharge For my part I have found litharge, which is nothing else but lead, for a pound of litharge, you shall extract 14. A Discovrse of Fire and Salt (A Discourse of Fire and Salt)\|Blaise de Vigenre The "powder" of glass-galls, salt, and litharge would render the mass more liquid and assist the "gold lump" to separate out. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola To nine parts of this add three parts of boiled oil, and one-fifth part of litharge. Paper and Printing Recipes\|J. Sawtelle Ford The tannate is decomposed in the usual way with litharge and extracted by alcohol. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth The negative element is a similar sheet of lead upon which is spread a paste made of litharge. ABC of Electricity\|William Henry Meadowcroft British Dictionary definitions for litharge litharge / (ˈlɪθɑːdʒ) / noun another name for lead monoxide Word Origin for litharge C14: via Old French from Latin lithargyrus, from Greek, from lithos stone + arguros silver Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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