turm

n. (Min.) See Tourmaline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. terre-mérite, NL. terramerita, turmerica; apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a corruption of Ar. kurkum. Cf. Curcuma. ] 1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol. [ 1913 Webster ]

Turmeric paper (Chem.), paper impregnated with turmeric and used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is changed from yellow to brown. --
Turmeric root. (Bot.) (a) Bloodroot. (b) Orangeroot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turmeric + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted from turmeric by ligroin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Turmoiled p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling. ] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]