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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lith•arge (lith′ärj, li thärj′),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrya 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. Cf. red lead.
- Greek lithárgyros spume of silver, equivalent. to lith- lith- + árgyros silver
- Latin lithargyrus
- Middle French, apocopated variant of litargire
- earlier litarge, litharge, Middle English litarge 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: litharge /ˈlɪθɑːdʒ/ n - another name for lead monoxide
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin lithargyrus, from Greek, from lithos stone + arguros silver |