tartar emetic

American  

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a white, water-soluble, sweet and metallic-tasting, poisonous powder or granules, C 4 H 4 KO 7 Sb, used as a mordant for dyeing textiles and leather, and in medicine as an expectorant, for inducing vomiting, and for infections by schistosomes.

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tartar emetic British  

noun

1. another name for antimony potassium tartrate

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Etymology

Origin of tartar emetic

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

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tartar emetic

In those days, the only available cure was tartar emetic, a compound of antimony that was administered as 12–16 injections given once a week.

From Nature ● Nov. 7, 2017

Four years ago tartar emetic was hailed as the new and perfect control for citrus thrips in California.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within two years a more hardy variety of thrips appeared and tartar emetic ceased to work.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, although the standard tartar emetic treatment* had rid him of most of his flukes, he noted that: "There is still no time, day or night, when I am not in pain."

From Time Magazine Archive

Auramine I I. Turquoise Blue.—Mordant with 2 lb. tannic acid and 1½ lb. tartar emetic; dye with 1 lb.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech