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TARTAR EMETIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
Synonyms:
antimony potassium tartrate; tartar emetic
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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)