algarot
algarot (al"gȧ*rot) , noun
[French algaroth, from the name of the inventor, Algarotti.]
(Medicine) 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.
Also: algaroth