Word info Synonyms

tartar emetic

Noun

Meaning

a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Show all synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

Antimony and its compounds do not cause acute human health effects, with the exception of antimony potassium tartrate ("tartar emetic"), a prodrug that is intentionally used to treat leishmaniasis patients. Source: Internet

For oral absorption, ICRP (1994) recommended values of 10% for tartar emetic and 1% for all other antimony compounds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms