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PRONUNCIATION OF TARTAR EMETIC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TARTAR EMETIC

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Tartar emetic is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TARTAR EMETIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tartar emetic

Antimony potassium tartrate

Antimony potassium tartrate, also known as potassium antimonyl tartrate, potassium antimontarterate, or emetic tartar, has the formula K2Sb22 and is the double salt of potassium and antimony of tartaric acid. The compound has long been known as a powerful emetic, and was used in the treatment of schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TARTAR EMETIC

tartanalia
tartaned
tartanry
tartar
tartar sauce
tartar steak
tartare
tartare sauce
tartare steak
Tartarean
tartareous
Tartarian
tartaric
tartaric acid
tartarisation
tartarise
tartarization
tartarize
tartarly
tartarous

WORDS THAT END LIKE TARTAR EMETIC

alphametic
antiemetic
arithmetic
athletic
baphometic
biomimetic
cometic
cosmetic
emetic
epithymetic
gametic
hermetic
heterogametic
homogametic
isogametic
mental arithmetic
metic
mimetic
psychotomimetic
radiomimetic
sympathomimetic

Synonyms and antonyms of tartar emetic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tartar emetic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TARTAR EMETIC

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Translator English - Chinese

吐酒石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tártaro emético
570 millions of speakers

English

tartar emetic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टैटार उबकाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجير قيء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рвотный камень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tártaro emético
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টার্টর ইমেটিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

émétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Emosi tartar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brechweinstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吐酒石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치석 구토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Emulsion tartar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao răng nôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டார்ட்டர் emetic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टार्टर एमेटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tartar emetik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tartaro emetico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tatar wymiotny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блювотний камінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tartru vomitiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέτρας εμετικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tartar braak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kräksalt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tartar brekkmiddel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tartar emetic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TARTAR EMETIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TARTAR EMETIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tartar emetic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TARTAR EMETIC»

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College Practical Chemistry
The reaction between tartar emetic and iodine in the presence of NaHCO3 is K( SbO)C4H4O6 + 12 + 4NaHCO3. 1. NaH2SbO4 + KNaC4H4O6 + 2NaI + 4CO2 + H2O The equivalent weight of the tartar emetic is = (333.92/2) = 166.96 The ...
V K Ahluwalia, Sunita Dhingra, Sunita Dhingra, 2005
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A Universal formulary
Tartar Emetic. Powder of Tartar Emetic. R. Tartar emetic, one grain. Sugar, thirty grains. Mix, and divide into ten powders. One every three or four hours, as a diaphoretic in fevers, after bleeding. A. T. Thornton. Compound Powder of Tartar  ...
Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, 1866
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THE NORTHERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
On the Chemical Knowledye of Tartar Emetic. Tartar emetic is decomposed by alkalies and the stronger acids, and a precipitate is formed of oxide of antimony. This caused several chemists to doubt the accuracy of the formula for tartar emetic ...
WILLIAM SELLER. M.D, 1845
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Materia medica and therapeutics
VERY LARGE DOSES OF TARTAR EMETIC. 161 twenty, and even fifty grains, on this principle. The medicinal effect was all spent on the inflammatory state of the lungs. He gave the remedy thus liberally in lieu of blood-letting, and affirmed ...
Thomas Duché Mitchell, 1857
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Parasitology
Tartar emetic and arsenious acid solution. Arsenious acid (Loeffler and Ruehs' solution) was given in drench, and tartar emetic 1 °/0 solution was given intravenously. Pony no. 114. Body weight 300 lbs., 1st paroxysm. 3rd day of disease.
‎1910
6
Pharmaceutical Journal
3. Amos or ALCOHOL 0N as Aqueous SOLUTION or Taa'ma Ens-no. When alcohol is added to an aqueous solution of tartar emetic a white precipitate is produced. This of certain shell-fish (Strmnbus sp.), with which onycha has generally.
‎1889
7
Materia medica and therapeutics
VERY LARGE DOSES OF TARTAR EMETIC. 147 administered tartar emetic, we will give in detail the two following cases:— “A young man was received in the clinique of Rasori, April 5th, 1809, who had labored for four days under symptoms ...
‎1850
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New-York medico-chirurgical bulletin: Volumes I. & II. [May] ...
In the 6th and 19th cases we find three and five drams of the tartar emetic administered in the space of five and ten days, with complete impunity, and yet the patient sank under general prostration of strength. In the 9th case, the patient took 60 ...
‎1832
9
A New and comprehensive system of materia medica and ...
In order to enable the drug to spend its full force on the lungs, Rasori contrived the method of giving Tartar Emetic until the stomach tolerated, as it was termed, large doses of the poison without any of the ordinary symptoms of nausea and ...
Charles Julius Hempel, 1865
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Trial of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton: on the charge of ...
... post mortem— the pathological lesions corresponded to those reported in cases of poisoning from tartar emetic; the symptoms of poisoning from arsenic, as reported by the anthorities, are somewhat different from those reported in this case; ...
Elizabeth G. Wharton, 1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TARTAR EMETIC»

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Lecherous Nuns and Priests, Murder Plots and Coverups: Meet the …
She gave the princess gruel with ground glass, tartar emetic, and opium in an attempt to kill her. While Katharina would suffer (she passed what Wolf believes ... «Daily Beast, Jan 15»
2
Defeating hepatitis C
Tartar emetic, the substance used to treat the bilharzia, was sometimes injected with needles that were not properly sterilised. Experts thus link the spread of ... «Ahram Online, Jan 15»
3
Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George …
A third doctor, Gustavus Richard Brown, made it to the mansion at 4 p.m. He suggested a dose of calomel (mercurous chloride) and a tartar emetic (antimony ... «PBS NewsHour, Dec 14»
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역대 미국대통령에게 내린 테쿰세의 저주란?
당시 대통령 주치의가 썼다는 약들을 보면 기가 차지도 않는다: tartar emetic (안티몬이다. 이거 독이잖아?), spiritus Mindereri (암모니아다…-_-;), Mars Hydrarg (수은 ... «코리아헬스로그, Oct 14»
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from murder mystery to haven for high-flyers
After days of public hearings, the jury declared itself persuaded that Bravo had indeed been “wilfully murdered by the administration of tartar emetic”. Missing ... «Financial Times, Jul 14»
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Why alternative medicines might help someone with mesothelioma
These natural medicines, which can include arnica, tartar emetic and ipecac, are thought to alleviate symptoms such as difficulty breathing and respiratory ... «Transforming The Nation's Healthcare, Jul 12»
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مصر: التغلب على التهاب الكبد الفيروسي سي
وكان يتم علاج المصابين بالديدان بحقنهم بالطرطير المقيئ (tartar emetic). وكان المريض يحتاج إلى ما يصل إلى 16 حقنة على مدى ثلاثة أشهر لقتل تلك الطفيليات. «شبكة الأنباء الإنسانية - إيرين, Aug 11»
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Taking on the hepatitis C virus/correction
People infected with the worms were administered shots of tartar emetic. Up to 16 injections over three months were required to kill the parasites. Nobody ... «IRINnews.org, Jul 11»
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EGYPT: Hepatitis C infection reaches alarming figures
It was then that health authorities in the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt were injecting patients with tartar emetic to stop the spread of the water-borne disease ... «Los Angeles Times, Nov 10»
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Column: The crucible
Medieval alchemists found tartar there: the white residue from wine, which they combined with antimony to make the poisonous medicine tartar emetic. This solid ... «Chemistry World, Oct 10»

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