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Turpeth
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; - called also turpeth mineral.
(2):
(n.) The root of Ipom/a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; - sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Turpeth'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/turpeth.html. 1828.