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

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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

By the first method, equal portions of argol, lees of vinegar, and urine, are all boiled down together till turned into salt.

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

Or without argol or tartar, but I think their use is beneficial.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various

A ton of grapes yields from one to two pounds of argol.

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

Cream′-wove, woven of a cream-colour; Cream′y, full of or like cream: gathering like cream.—Cream of tartar, a white crystalline compound made by purifying argol, bitartrate of potash.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various