ALGAROT

AL'GAROT, or AL'GAROTH, noun The name of an emetic powder, prepared from the regulus of antimony, dissolved in acids, and separated by repeated lotions in warm water. It is either an Arabic term, or the name of the inventor, a physician of Verona.

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{ Al″ga‐rot (�), Al″ga‐roth (�), } n. [[F. algaroth, fr. the name of the inventor, Algarotti.]] (Med.) A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.