"caput mortuum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpət ˈmɔː(ɹ)tjʊəm/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin caput mortuum (literally “dead head”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|caput mortuum|lit=dead head}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin caput mortuum (literally “dead head”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} caput mortuum (uncountable)
  1. (alchemy) Worthless residue of sublimation or distillation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Alchemy
    Sense id: en-caput_mortuum-en-noun-maimucuf Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
  2. Cardinal purple, a variety of haematite iron oxide pigment. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-caput_mortuum-en-noun-5yZtbAGM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
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Related terms: 🝎
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