aquila alba

noun

calomel, or various other substances

Meanings

nounaquila alba (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablealchemycalomel, or various other substances

Origin

  1. Latinaquila alba
  2. Englishaquila alba

Learned borrowing from Latin aquila alba (literally “white eagle”).

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