tartar emetic

Other forms: tartar emetics

Definitions of tartar emetic
  1. noun
    a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
    synonyms: antimony potassium tartrate
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    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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