Massicot \Mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a corruption.] (Chem.) Lead protoxide, {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.
massicot n : the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment [syn: {massicotite}]