TARTAR


Meaning of TARTAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtɑ:tə ]

n. 1 a hard deposit of saliva, calcium phosphate, etc., that forms on the teeth. 2 a deposit of acid potassium tartrate that forms a hard crust on the inside of a cask during the fermentation of wine. øtartar emetic potassium antimony tartrate used as a mordant and in medicine (formerly as an emetic). øøtartarize v.tr. (also -ise). [ME f. med.L f. med.Gk tartaron]

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