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noun

an orange to red, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Pb₃O₄, obtained by heating litharge in the presence of air: used chiefly as a paint pigment, in the manufacture of glass and glazes, and in storage batteries.

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Also called minium.

Compare litharge.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English

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red lead (lɛd)

—n
	Also called: minium a bright-red poisonous insoluble oxide of lead usually obtained as a powder by heating litharge in air. It is used as a pigment in paints. Formula: Pb₃O₄

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