litharge

American  

[lith-ahrj, li-thahrj] / ˈlɪθ ɑrdʒ, lɪˈθɑrdʒ /

noun

1. 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.

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litharge British  

/ ˈlɪθɑːdʒ /

noun

1. another name for lead monoxide

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Pliny goes into considerable detail as to varieties of litharge, for further notes upon which see p.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

In the third stage the litharge comes over.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

To this is added such an amount of de-silverized lead or of litharge, that a liquation cake made from it contains in all two and three-quarters centumpondia of lead.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

The "glass" mentioned as being melted with litharge, argols, nitre, etc., was no doubt the silver nitrate.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

He afterward, with two small wooden rammers, one held in each hand, forms the channel through which the litharge flows out.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius