TARTAR


Meaning of TARTAR in English

/tahr"teuhr/ , n.

1. Dentistry. calculus (def. 3).

2. the deposit from wines, potassium bitartrate.

3. the intermediate product of cream of tartar, obtained from the crude form, argol.

[ 1350-1400; ME tartarum tártaron; r. ME tartre ]

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