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

The lead from liquation would contain 2% to 3% of copper, and this would be largely recovered in these skimmings, although there would be some copper in the furnace bottoms—hearth-lead—and the litharge.

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

But lead, its ashes, red-lead, ochre, and litharge, are more efficacious for ores which melt easily; hearth-lead for those which melt with difficulty; and galena for those which melt with greater difficulty.

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

If there is in the works plenty of litharge, it is substituted for the de-silverized lead.

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

Afterward, when they are heated, he extracts with a bar the litharge which comes from the lead and the copper, if there be any of it in the alloy.

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

The crucibles and their covers are crushed, washed, and the sediment is melted together with litharge and hearth-lead.

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