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massicots

massicots is the plural of massicot.

Meaning of massicot

Noun

massicot (countable and uncountable, plural massicots)

  1. lead monoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb₃O₄.
    • Besides orpiment, already referred to, one occasionally gets mention of massicot, a yellow lead paint.1952, L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 169

Questions about massicots

What is massicots the plural of?
Massicots is the plural of massicot.

Words near massicots in the dictionary

  1. Massi
  2. Massiah
  3. Massiahs
  4. massic
  5. massicot
  6. massicots
  7. Massie
  8. massier
  9. Massies
  10. massiest
  11. massif

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