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Tartar
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What's The Definition Of Tartar?
[n] an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
[n] a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [n] a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [n] a salt used especially in baking powder Synonyms | Synonyms for Tartar: calculus | cream of tartar | dragon | Mongol Tatar | potassium hydrogen tartrate | Tatar | tophus Related Terms | Find terms related to Tartar: See Also | crust | disagreeable woman | encrustation | incrustation | Mongol | Mongolian | salt | unpleasant woman Tartar In Webster's Dictionary \Tar"tar\, n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., &
It. tartaro, LL. tartarum, LGr. ?); perhaps of Arabic
origin.]
1. (Chem.) 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. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of
salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.
{Cream of tartar}. (Chem.) See under {Cream}.
{Tartar emetic} (Med. Chem.), a double tartrate of potassium
and basic antimony. It is a poisonous white crystalline
substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in
medicine as a sudorific and emetic.
\Tar"tar\, n. 1. [Per. T[=a]t[=a]r, of Tartar origin.] 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}. 2. A person of a keen, irritable temper. {To catch a tartar}, to lay hold of, or encounter, a person who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.] \Tar"tar\, a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars. \Tar"tar\, n. [Cf. F. tartare.] See {Tartarus}. --Shak. |
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