litharge

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

noun

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.
Also called lead monoxide, lead oxide, plumbous oxide.
Compare red lead.

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

Words nearby litharge

literatus, lith, lith-, lith., lithagogue, litharge, lithe, lithectomy, lithemia, lithesome, lithia

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British Dictionary definitions for litharge

litharge
/ (ˈlɪθɑːdʒ) /

noun

another name for lead monoxide

Word Origin for litharge

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