argol
n . 粗酒石
粗酒石
Tartar \
Tar "
tar \,
n . [
F .
tartre (
cf .
Pr .
tartari ,
Sp .,
Pg ., &
It .
tartaro ,
LL .
tartarum ,
LGr . ?);
perhaps of Arabic origin .]
1 . (
Chem .)
A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks ,
consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar ,
and used in marking pure cream of tartar ,
tartaric acid ,
potassium carbonate ,
black flux ,
etc .,
and ,
in dyeing ,
as a mordant for woolen goods ; --
called also {
argol }, {
wine stone },
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A correction which often incrusts the teeth ,
consisting of salivary mucus ,
animal matter ,
and phosphate of lime .
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{
Cream of tartar }. (
Chem .)
See under {
Cream }.
{
Tartar emetic } (
Med .
Chem .),
a double tartrate of potassium and basic antimony .
It is a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweetish metallic taste ,
and used in medicine as a sudorific and emetic .
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1913 Webster ]
Argol \
Ar "
gol \,
n . [
Cf . {
Argal }, {
Orgal }.
Of unknown origin .]
Crude tartar ;
an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared .
It exists in the juice of grapes ,
and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks . --
Ure .
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1913 Webster ]
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