Argol

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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