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tartar emetic


tartar emetic

noun

Definition of TARTAR EMETIC

: a poisonous efflorescent crystalline salt C8H4K2O12Sb2ยท3H2O of sweetish metallic taste that is used in dyeing as a mordant and especially formerly in medicine as an emetic and expectorant

First Known Use of TARTAR EMETIC

circa 1704

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