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Definition of Turbith

Turbith
Turbith Tur"bith, n. [F., fr. Per. See Turpeth.] See Turpeth.
turbith
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.

Meaning of Turbith from wikipedia

- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athamanta turbith. Athamanta turbith is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to southern...
- Alypum salicifolium Fisch. Globularia alypa St.-Lag. Globularia alypum var. pycnantha Sennen & Pau Globularia turbith Willk. Globularia virgata Salisb....
- ex Christ) Spalik & Wojew. & S.R.Downie Athamanta sicula L. Athamanta turbith (L.) Brot. Athamanta vayredana (Font Quer) C.Pardo Athamanta vestita A...
- Astragalus roemeri, Fabaceae Athamanta macedonica, Apiaceae Athamanta turbith ssp hungarica, Apiaceae Avenochloa decora, Poaceae Barbarea bosniaca, Br****icaceae...
- croca in Majorcan; turbit-da-terra in Portuguese; bermidor in Basque; turbith bâtard in French; and turbito falso in Italian. Thapsia villosa is a perennial...