tartarize

American  

[tahr-tuh-rahyz] / ˈtɑr təˌraɪz /

especially British, tartarise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

tartarized, tartarizing

1. to impregnate, combine, or treat with tartar or potassium bitartrate.

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tartarize British  

/ ˈtɑːtəˌraɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to impregnate or treat with tartar or tartar emetic

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Other Word Forms

• tartarization
  noun
• untartarized
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tartarize

First recorded in 1700–10; tartar + -ize

Example Sentences

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tartarized

Drastic purgatives, ... the shower bath, large and frequent doses of tartarized antimony, and mercury to the extent of producing ptyalism, were the most popular remedial agents in the treatment of insanity.

From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack

Where the tartarized antimony, given with this intention, operated as a purgative, it generally produced beneficial effects.

From Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by Haslam, John

Flowers of sulphur, half a drachm; carbonate of soda, a scruple; tartarized antimony, one-eighth of a grain: one powder, night and morning, in eruptions of the skin or face.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

He thought an emetic better, and secured it by tartarized antimony.

From Pioneer Surgery in Kentucky A Sketch by Yandell, David Wendel

Glauber salts, 2 drachms nitre, and 15 grains tartarized antimony, dissolved in a bucket of water, which the animal will drink when thirsty.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.