Definition of Litharge
1. n. Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc. Called also massicot.
Definition of Litharge
1. a monoxide of lead [n -S]
Medical Definition of Litharge
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Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called also massicot.
Origin: OE. Litarge, F. Litharge, L. Lithargyrus, Gr. The scum or foam of silver; stone + silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing lead ore.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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