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lead monoxide

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lead monoxide  (ld)
n.
See litharge.

lead monoxide [lɛd]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO Systematic name lead(II) oxide Also called litharge plumbous oxide


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Juarez, and virtually everyone else in this village in the western state of Oaxaca, uses lead monoxide to prepare the glazes that give a warm green shade and high shine to its distinctive plates and bowls.
 
 
 
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