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 Georgius Agricola

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

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

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

Alumina is applied either in the form of alum or of sulphate of alumina, argol or tartar being used as the assistant, oxide of alumina being deposited on the fibre.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech