tartar emetic

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   a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine

   Synonymsantimony potassium tartrate

   Broadermordanttartrate

Questions about tartar emetic

What does tartar emetic mean?

tartar emetic means "a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine".

What is another word for tartar emetic?

Close synonyms include antimony potassium tartrate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tartar emetic a common word?