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What does litharge mean?

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  1. Lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from the oxidisation of lead in air, and used as a pigment
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Another way is to take two unciae of ore, a semi-uncia of litharge, two drachmae of Venetian glass and a semi-uncia of saltpetre.
Fluxing agents include lead oxide or litharge which is used as a collector of precious metals.
A subacetate of lead is formed by digesting a cold solution of uncrystallized acetate, over litharge, with frequent agitation.
At a red heat the litharge and borate of lead are fused, and cause the adhesion of the platinum to the softened glass.
The largest single use of litharge, sometimes blended with red lead and other additives, is as a paste material for storage batteries.
De Abano in the fourteenth century included mercury, copper, lapis lazuli, arsenic sublimate, litharge, nux vomica, laurel berries, and hellebore in his De Remedis Venenorum.

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