argol

American  

[ahr-guhl] / ˈɑr gəl /

Or argal

noun

1. a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.

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argol British  

/ ˈɑːɡɒl /

noun

1. crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats

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Etymology

Origin of argol

1350–1400; Middle English argul, argoile < Anglo-French argoil ≪ Latin argilla argil

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Example Sentences

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argol

The President would be voted a bigger, better "argol list," with authority to cut duties up to 50% in return for foreign concessions.

From Time Magazine Archive

This oil, made from argol, is probably the same substance mentioned a few lines further on as "wine," distilled by heating argol in a retort.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

Red wines are much richer in argol than white wines.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick

Everything one eats and drinks has the same taste of argol smoke.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Edmund Candler

Heating argol sufficiently would form potash, but that the distillation product could be anything effective it is difficult to see.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

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