Meanings
nounlithopone (countable and uncountable, plural lithopones)
plural lithopones · alternative lithophone
- countableuncountableA white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.
Origin
- Ancient Greekλῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)
- Englishlith-
- Ancient Greekπόνος (pónos)
- Englishlithopone
From lith- + -o- + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch lithopoon
- lithopoonpigment
Portuguese litopone
- litoponepigment
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APA
lithopone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithopone
MLA
“lithopone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithopone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithopone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithopone.
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