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

This charge of 120 centumpondia in the cupellation furnace would normally make more than 110 centumpondia of litharge and 30 of hearth-lead, i.e., saturated furnace bottoms.

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

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

It is not, however, until the beginning of the Christian era that we get definite literary information, especially with regard to litharge, in Dioscorides and Pliny.

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

It is placed in a pot which is smeared on the inside with litharge, and lye made of quicklime is repeatedly poured over it, and it is heated until the fire consumes it.

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

It is expedient, however, to use a brick in the place of the hearth-lead, for as this gets much hotter, therefore it causes the litharge to form more rapidly.

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