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masticot

masticot is the obsolete form 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

Forms of masticot

pluralmasticots

Origin of masticot

By corruption.

Questions about masticot

What is masticot the obsolete form of?
Masticot is the obsolete form of massicot.

Words near masticot in the dictionary

  1. Mastichochoria
  2. mastichs
  3. masticin
  4. mastick
  5. masticks
  6. masticot
  7. masticots
  8. mastics
  9. mastidion
  10. mastiff
  11. mastiff bat

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Adapted from Wiktionary: masticot (page history and authors); massicot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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