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massicot \mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a
corruption.] (Chem.)
Lead monoxide (also called {Lead protoxide}), {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. It is also called {lead oxide yellow}, as opposed to
{red lead}, which is lead tetroxide {Pb3O4}.
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Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a
drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
minium \min"i*um\ (?; 277), n. [L. minium, an Iberian word, the
Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque
armine['a].] (Chem.)
A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of
lead, {Pb3O4}, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a
gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement,
as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called
also {red lead}, {lead tetroxide}, {lead orthoplumbate},
{mineral orange}, {mineral red}, {Paris red}, {Saturn red},
and less definitively, {lead oxide}.
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