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tartar emetic

DEFINITIONS OF: tartar emetic

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n a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine

Synonyms:
antimony potassium tartrate
Type of:
mordant
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
tartrate
a salt or ester of tartaric acid
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