masticot

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A form of massicot — lead monoxide, 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; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb₃O₄.

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Meanings

nounmasticot (countable and uncountable, plural masticots)

plural masticots

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of massicot.

Origin

By corruption.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stomatic
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APA

masticot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masticot

MLA

“masticot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masticot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masticot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masticot.

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