antimony potassium tartrate
Noun: A toxic, colorless crystalline compound used historically as a mordant in dyeing textiles and as an emetic in medical treatments. It is a double salt of antimony and potassium.
This is a highly specific chemical term. Its primary use is in historical or technical contexts, such as describing obsolete medical practices or traditional industrial processes. * It was administered as an antimony potassium tartrate solution to induce vomiting. * In the 19th century, antimony potassium tartrate was a common mordant for fixing dyes to fabric.
- Historical Pharmacology: The compound is often discussed in the context of past medical therapies, where it was known colloquially as "tartar emetic."
- Toxicology: References to its poisonous nature are central to its definition and historical usage warnings.
- Tartar Emetic: The common historical name for this compound.
- Potassium Antimonyl Tartrate: A more systematic chemical name.
- Tartar emetic (historical/common name)
This term refers exclusively to a specific chemical compound. It does not have figurative meanings or common idiomatic uses. Its application is confined to technical fields like chemistry, medical history, and textile manufacturing history.
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a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine
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