noun
- Plural of litharge; a yellowish or reddish oxide of lead used in glassmaking, ceramics, and other industrial processes.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The factory processes litharges for use in the manufacture of fine glassware.
- Different grades of litharges are selected depending on the desired properties of the final product.
- Litharges have been used in ceramics production for centuries.
- The chemist analyzed the composition of various litharges in the laboratory.