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litharge

[ lith-ahrj, li-thahrj ]

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.


litharge

/ ˈlɪθɑːdʒ /

noun

  1. another name for lead monoxide
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of litharge1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of litharge1

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

Into the perforations is pressed a paste of red lead and litharge mixed with sulphuric acid.

Put litharge of lead into very strong vinegar, and let it stand twenty-four hours.

It is manufactured in two forms, known as “massicot” and “litharge.”

Take 80 grams of litharge and 20 grams of a mixture of borax and soda.

The drops of litharge which in the earlier stages flow steadily from the surface of the alloy, thin off later to a luminous film.

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