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litharge
N แร่ ตะกั่ว มีพิษ พวก PbO
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LITHARGE
n.[L. lithargyros, Gr. the spume or scum of silver. ] A semi-vitreous oxyd of lead, produced in refining silver by cupellation with lead. It appears in the form of soft flakes, or semi-transparent shining plates.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LITHARGE
Lith "arge, n. Etym: [OE. litarge, F. litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. (Chem. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
litharge
lith arge |ˈliTHˌärj, liˈTHärj ˈlɪθɑrʤ | ▶noun lead monoxide, esp. a red form used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics. [Chem. formula: PbO. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French litarge, via Latin from Greek litharguros, from lithos ‘stone ’ + arguros ‘silver. ’
Oxford Dictionary
litharge
litharge |ˈlɪθɑːdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lead monoxide, especially a red form used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics. ●Chem. formula: Pb0. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French litarge, via Latin from Greek litharguros, from lithos ‘stone ’ + arguros ‘silver ’.
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