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

Example Sentences

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

Red wines are much richer in argol than white wines.

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

After these juices have been secreted, the ores themselves are melted, with argol added to them.

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

Tartar, t�r′tar, n. a mixture of bitartrate of potash and tartrate of lime, being a deposit formed from wine, and known in its crude form as argol: a concretion which sometimes forms on the teeth.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

On account of this particular occupation, we named these Lamas Lama-Argoleers, from the Tartar word argol, which designates animal excrement, when dried and prepared for fuel. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis