antimonial
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Which is the most powerful narcotic—opium, henbane, or a lecture upon practice of physic; and will a moderate dose of antimonial wine sweat a man as much as an examination at Apothecaries’ Hall?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 by Various
I left a demijohn of common wine there, which I bought for the purpose of making it into antimonial wine.
From The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
The antimonial preparations that are now most in use are antimonial wine and tartar emetic.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph
Give two grains of calomel and an equal quantity of antimonial powder. '18th.'
From The Dog by Youatt, William
Pills with gum ammoniac. gum guaiac. and antimonial powder were directed, with infus. amar. simpl. twice a day.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
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