Cā'put Mōr'tu-ŭm
[Lat., from caput, head, and mortuus, dead, p. p. of moriri, to die.] (Old Chem.) The residuum or remainder of distillation or sublimation; worthless residue. Junius.
[Lat., from caput, head, and mortuus, dead, p. p. of moriri, to die.] (Old Chem.) The residuum or remainder of distillation or sublimation; worthless residue. Junius.