The story
- French · borrowed fromalgaroth
- English todayalgarot
From French algaroth, from the name of the inventor, Algarotti.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
algarot
Today it means: A pale white emetic powder formerly used in alchemy, consisting of a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. Full definition →
French algaroth