HyperDic: tartar_emetic

English > 1 sense of the expression tartar emetic:
NOUNsubstancetartar emetic, antimony potassium tartratea poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
English > tartar emetic: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine.
Synonymantimony potassium tartrate
BroadermordantA substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing
tartrateA salt or ester of tartaric acid
Spanishtártaro emético
Catalantàrtar emètic

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