argol

or ar·gal

[ ahr-guhl ]

noun

1. a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.

argol

/ ˈɑːɡɒl /

noun

1. crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats

Word History and Origins

Origin of argol¹

1350–1400; Middle English argul, argoile < Anglo-French argoil ≪ Latin argilla argil

Word History and Origins

Origin of argol¹

C14: from Anglo-French argoil, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Tartar, t�r′tar, n. a mixture of bitartrate of potash and tartrate of lime, being a deposit formed from wine, and known in its crude form as argol: a concretion which sometimes forms on the teeth.—adjs.

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After these juices have been secreted, the ores themselves are melted, with argol added to them.

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Or else take one portion of ore, one portion of lead granules, half a portion of salt, one-fourth of a portion of argol, and the same quantity of lees of the aqua which separates gold from silver.

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Or else one libra of the concentrates from washing pyrites, or other stones to which gold adheres, is mixed with half a libra of salt, half a libra of argol, a third of a libra of glass-galls, a sixth of a libra of gold or silver slags, and a sicilicus of copper.

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If the alloy of argentiferous gold and lead, or the silver-lead alloy, contains impurities from the ore, then he throws in either equal portions of argol and Venetian glass or of sal-ammoniac, or of Venetian glass and of Venetian soap; or else unequal portions, that is, two of argol and one of iron rust; there are some who mix a little saltpetre with each compound.

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