VINUM FERRI
\vˈɪnəm fˈɛɹi], \vˈɪnəm fˈɛɹi], \v_ˈɪ_n_ə_m f_ˈɛ_ɹ_i]\
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A solution of iron and ammonium citrate in white wine, sweetened with syrup and flavored with sweet orange peel [U. S.] ; or iron wire macerated in sherry and filtered [Br.]. It contains an uncertain amount of iron and potassium tartrate, derived from the action of the acid potassium tartrate present in the wine upon the oxidized iron.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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