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litharges

litharges is the plural of litharge.

Meaning of litharge

Noun

litharge (countable and uncountable, plural litharges)

  1. lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from oxidation of lead in air, and used as a pigment.
    • Yes: living among the cohabations^([sic]) of Faust himself, among the litharge and agate and hyacinth and pearls.1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 86

Questions about litharges

What is litharges the plural of?
Litharges is the plural of litharge.

Words near litharges in the dictionary

  1. lithanthrax
  2. litharenite
  3. litharenites
  4. litharenitic
  5. litharge
  6. litharges
  7. lithargyrum
  8. lithate
  9. lithates
  10. lithe
  11. lithectasy

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