Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Litharge

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Litharge


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(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 minium, etc. Called also massicot.