Name given to several minerals; prob. borax, malachite, sodium carbonate, verdigris, and possibly others: (a) an ingredient in preparations for soldering metals and for fastening gold leaf; also, a……
The roots of various plants of the genera Alpinia (esp. A. galanga or A. officinarum), Kæmpferia (esp. K. galanga), Aristolochia (esp. A. rotunda), and Cyperus (esp. C. longus); also, any of these……
(a) Med. A thick viscous liquid, usu. made from herbs boiled with sugar; also fig.; (b) sirup acetous, a decoction of honey or sugar with vinegar; sirup egre, bitter (egre, sour) sirup, any……
