TARTAR EMETIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine

Synonyms:

antimony potassium tartrate; tartar emetic

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("tartar emetic" is a kind of...):

mordant (a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process)

tartrate (a salt or ester of tartaric acid)

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