Definition of Turpeth
1. n. The root of Ipomœa Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
Definition of Turpeth
1. a medicinal plant root [n -S]
Medical Definition of Turpeth
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1. The root of Ipomoea Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; sometimes called vegetable turpeth.
2. A heavy yellow powder, Hg3O2SO4, which consists of a basic mercuric sulphate; called also turpeth mineral.
Origin: NL. Turpethum, fr. Per. Tirbid a cathartic, turbad a purgative root. Cf. Turbith
Alternative forms: turbeth, and turbith.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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