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Definition of Turpeth

Turpeth
Turpeth Tur"peth, n. [NL. turpethum, fr. Per. tirbid a cathartic, turbad a purgative root. Cf. Turbith.] [Written also turbeth, and turbith.] 1. (Bot.) The root of Ipom[oe]a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth. 2. (Chem.) A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- called also turpeth mineral.

Meaning of Turpeth from wikipedia

- turpethum) is a species of plant in the morning glory family, known commonly as turpeth, fue vao, and St. Thomas lidpod. It is large, robust, perennial, herbaceous...
- lamp black), white (using lead white), yellow (using the mercuric mineral turpeth, also known as Schuetteite), green (using verdigris) and so on. Some users...
- sebestena, and the medieval Arabic سبستان sebestān was Cordia myxa);; turpeth(F), turpeth(R);; zedoaria(F), zedoaria(R);; zérumbet(F), zerumbet is from medieval...
- vitriol in air. Stibniteantimony or antimony trisulfide, ore of antimony. Turpeth mineralhydrolysed form of mercury(II) sulfate. Verdigris – Carbonate...
- Hubbard (24 June 1846). "On the Effects of the Sub-Sulphate of Mercury, (Turpeth Mineral,) As An Emetic". BMJ. s1-10 (25): 288–289. doi:10.1136/bmj.s1-10...
- squinanto, Cymbopogon: 197r Dos tamarindos, Tamarind: 200r Do turbit, Turpeth: 203v Do thure... e da mirra, Frankincense, Myrrh: 213v Da tutia, Tutty:...