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(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.
 
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