Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Turbith"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Turbith \Tur"bith\, n. [F., fr. Per. See {Turpeth}.]
See {Turpeth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
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