Meaning of liver of antimony | Babel Free
Examples
“CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create⟳ an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.”
“The crocus metallorum, or liver of antimony, was a violent cathartic and emetic.”
“The Lexicon Technicum... refers to ‘Crocus Metallorum’ or Liver of Antimony made by firing equal parts of powder of antimony and saltpetre.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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