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Meaning of "turpeth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TURPETH

From Medieval Latin turbithum, ultimately from Arabic turbid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TURPETH

turpeth  [ˈtɜːpɪθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURPETH

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Turpeth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURPETH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

turpeth

Operculina turpethum

A plant in the morning glory family, Operculina turpethum is known commonly as turpeth, fue vao, and St. Thomas lidpod. It is perennial herbaceous, hairy vines growing 4 to 5 meter in length, endemic to India. It is commonly found in North Circars and Deccan region up to 3000 ft. The leaves are alternate, very variable in shape, ovate, oblong and truncate or cordate at the base. The flowers are large, axillary and solitary. Fruit is a capsule with conspicuous enlarged sepals and thickened pedicles. It is commonly known as: Indian Jalap, St. Thomas lidpod, transparent wood rose, turpeth root, white day glory • Hindi: निशोथ nisoth, पनिला panila, पिठोरी pitohri • Kannada: aluthi gida, bangada balli, bilitigade, devadanti, nagadanti • Malayalam: tigade • Marathi: निसोत्तर or निशोत्तर nisottar • Sanskrit: निशोत्र nishotra, त्रिपुट...

Definition of turpeth in the English dictionary

The definition of turpeth in the dictionary is a convolvulaceous plant, Operculina turpethum, of the East Indies, having roots with purgative properties. Other definition of turpeth is the root of this plant or the drug obtained from it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURPETH


Lapith
ˈlæpɪθ
pith
pɪθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURPETH

turntable
turntable ladder
turntablist
Turnverein
turophile
TURP
turpentine
turpentine substitute
turpentine tree
turpentiny
Turpin
turpitude
turps
turquoise
turret
turret gun
turret lathe
turreted
turrical
turriculate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURPETH

back teeth
beth
brandreth
dragon´s teeth
Elisabeth
Elizabeth
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kick in the teeth
Lambeth
Macbeth
meth
Morpeth
Nazareth
ninetieth
Port Elizabeth
Saint Elizabeth
Seth
shibboleth
teeth
twentieth

Synonyms and antonyms of turpeth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turpeth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURPETH

Find out the translation of turpeth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turpeth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turpeth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

turpeth
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turpeth
570 millions of speakers

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turpeth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

turpeth
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

turpeth
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

turpeth
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turpeth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

turpeth
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

turbith
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turpeth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

turpeth
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

turpeth
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

turpeth
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turpeth
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

turpeth
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

turpeth
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टरपेथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

turpeth
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turpeth
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

turpeth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

turpeth
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turpeth
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

turpeth
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

turpeth
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

turpeth
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

turpeth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turpeth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURPETH»

The term «turpeth» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURPETH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURPETH»

Discover the use of turpeth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turpeth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The dispensatory of the United States of America
Calomelas, Br.; Hydrargyrum Corrosivum Sublimatum, Br. B. HYDRARGYRI SULPHAS FLAVA. U. S. Yellow Sulphate of Mercury. Turpeth Mineral. "Take of Mercury four Iroyounces; Sulphuric Acid six Iroyounces. Mix them in a glass vessel, ...
George Bacon Wood, Franklin Bache, 1869
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A history of the materia medica: containing descriptions of ...
TuPRETHUM, Turpeth Root. TU R B I T H, or Turpeth Root, in the Form we meet with it in the Shops, is not a whole Root, but only the cortical Part of the Segments of a very long Root, thus cut and separated from the central Matter before they ...
John Hill, 1751
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The Pharmaceutical journal ...: A weekly record of pharmacy ...
Hence there had been decomposed 86.18 per cent, of the sulphate, yielding 15.37 of sulphuric acid and 71.09 of turpeth, indicating thus a slight excess of weight, owing probably to the turpeth not having been rendered absolutely dry. Hence ...
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1843
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A History of the Materia Medica. - London, Longman, Hitsch, ...
TUPRETHUM, Turpeth Root. U R B I T H, or Turpeth Root, in the Form we meet with it in the Shops, is not a whole Root, but only the cortical Part of the Segments of a very long Root, thus cut and separated from the central Matter before they ...
John Hill, 1751
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Practical Materia Medica of the Medieval Eastern ...
relates that he saw cheap turmeric in the markets of Jerusalem, but it was of low quality.1669 Turpeth Turbith, Indian Jalap, Ipomoea turpethum (Convolvulaceae) , a: turbad, turbad1670 d&h: Turpeth is a tropical, perennial climber; the resinous  ...
Efrayim Lev, Zohar ʿAmar, 2008
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[Indian materia medica ] ; Dr. K. M. Nadkarni's Indian ...
It consists of the Turpeth root 8 tolas, long pepper 2 tolas and sugar 8 tolas. Another compound powder known as Tumbwradya. Churna consisting of Zanthoxylon alatum, rock, vit and Sanchal salts, Ajowan, pachak root, Yavakshara, chebulic ...
K. M. Nadkarni, 1996
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The Pharmaceutical Journal ...: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy ...
Hence there had been decomposed 86.18 per cent. of the sulphate, yielding 15.37 of sulphuric acid and 71.09 of turpeth, indicating thus a slight excess of weight, owing probably to the turpeth not having been rendered absolutely' dry. Hence ...
‎1843
8
Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary
English ▷ White Turpeth. Ayurvedic ▷ Muurvaa, Atirasaa, Madhurasaa, Gokarni, Morataa, Madhulikaa, Suvaa, Devi, Tejani, Tiktavalli. Siddha/Tamil ▷ Perunkurinjan. Folk ▷ Maruaa-bel. Action ▷ Root—purgative, antispasmodic, mild CNS ...
C.P. Khare, 2007
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The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy
Therefore 100 of sulphate of mercury gave Ammonia-turpeth = 79.31 Sulphate of barytes = 58.91 Sulphuric acid 20.245 And sulphuret of mercury cury, giving 1.96 oxide and 2.68 sulphate. There had therefore been decomposed 100—2.68 of ...
Royal Irish Academy, 1843
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The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy
The liquors remaining contained a trace of mercury, which precipitated gave 0.220 of ug. s. Therefore 100 of sulphate of mercury gave Ammonia- turpeth = 79- 31 Sulphate of barytes = 58.91 v Sulphuric acid = 20.245 And sulphuret of mercury ...
Royal Irish Academy (Dublin), 1841

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