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Definition of Tartar
1. Noun. A salt used especially in baking powder.
Generic synonyms: Salt
Derivative terms: Tartaric
2. Noun. A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman.
3. Noun. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
4. Noun. An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.
Definition of Tartar
1. n. A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine stone, etc.
2. n. A native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar.
3. a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
4. n. See Tartarus.
Definition of Tartar
1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Tatar) ¹
2. Noun. A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar. ¹
3. Noun. A hard yellow deposit on the teeth. ¹
4. Noun. (''sometimes capitalised'') A fearsome or angrily violent person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tartar
1. a crust on the teeth [n -S] : TARTARIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Tartar
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tartar
Literary usage of Tartar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Etymological English Dictionary: Containing an Additional ...by Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1737)
"iJ is a Preparation made by pouring Spirit of Vitriol on Oil of Tartar fer ...
it made of Tartar wafted, purified, and calcined in a Chymical Furnace. ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Tartar (2), a native of Tartary. (Tatar). Chiefly used in the phr. ' to catch a
Tartar,' to be caught in one's own trap. ' The phrase is prob, owing to some ..."
3. The Analyst by Society of Public Analysts (Great Britain). (1880)
"CRUDE tartar or argol is well-known to be a crystalline crust deposited during
the fermentation of grape juice. It consists largely of acid potassium ..."
4. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1897)
"Tartar emetic is a constituent of many proprietary and patent cough medicines;
... Symptoms and Effects—When tartar emetic is taken in a poisonous dose, ..."
5. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"Read before the Academy, at Topeka, December 30, 19C4. EAM OF Tartar, or potassium
bitartrate, as it is scientific- ally termed, is derived wholly from the ..."
6. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"The most successful of the Tartar princes assumed the military command, to which
he was entitled by the superiority, either of merit or of power. ..."
7. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"antimonio-potassique, antimony potassium tartrate, tartar emetic. — borico-potassique,
soluble cream of tartar (cream of tartar mixed with boric acid or ..."
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