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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of
salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of
salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
argol
n.
(alt form en arghul musical instrument)
n.
(lb en chemistry) potassium tartrate
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
argol
n.
(alt form en arghul musical instrument)
n.
(lb en chemistry) potassium tartrate
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
argol
n.
(alt form en arghul musical instrument)
n.
(lb en chemistry) potassium tartrate
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
argol
n.
(alt form en arghul musical instrument)
n.
(lb en chemistry) potassium tartrate
From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]
Argol
Argol
From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 : [ freedict:fra-bre ]
Argol /aʁɡˈɔl/
Argol
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 粗酒石;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 粗酒石
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