massicot

(mas′i kät′)

noun

a soft, powdery mineral, PbO, used in making rubber, glass, etc.; lead oxide

Origin: ME masticote, altered (infl. by mastik, mastic) < MFr < It marzacotto < Sp mezacote < Ar shabb qubṭi, Coptic alum: see Coptic

See massicot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English masticot

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , perhaps from Old Italian marzacotto, potter's glaze (perhaps from Spanish mazacote, mortar)

Origin: , possibly from Arabic masḥaqūnīyā

Origin: , perhaps of Greek origin

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