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litharge
lith·arge L0200100 (lĭth′ärj′, lĭ-thärj′)n. A yellow lead oxide, PbO, used in storage batteries and glass and as a pigment. Also called lead monoxide, massicot. [Middle English litarge, from Old French, alteration of litargire, from Latin lithargyrus, from Greek litharguros : lithos, stone + arguros, silver (from the production of litharge as a byproduct of the extraction of silver from argentiferous galena); see arg- in Indo-European roots.]litharge (ˈlɪθɑːdʒ) n (Elements & Compounds) another name for lead monoxide[C14: via Old French from Latin lithargyrus, from Greek, from lithos stone + arguros silver]lith•arge (ˈlɪθ ɑrdʒ, lɪˈθɑrdʒ) n. a yellowish or reddish poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries. [1350–1400; litarge < Middle French < Latin lithargyrus < Greek lithárgyros spume of silver] Translationslitharge
litharge[′li‚thärj] (inorganic chemistry) lead monoxide lithargeA yellow lead monoxide (a powder of lead oxide); used as a pigment, as a drier, and as a catalyst in paints. Also see massicot.MedicalSeelead monoxide |