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. |