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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Litharge \Lith"arge\, n. [OE. litarge, F. litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. [?] the scum or foam of silver; li`qos stone + [?] silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing lead ore.] (Chem.) Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called also {massicot}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Massicot \Mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a corruption.] (Chem.) Lead protoxide, {PbO}, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called {litharge}; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment. | |
