Definition of tartar

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Tartar (a.) Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars..

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Tartaric :: Tartaric (a.) Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar..
Tartarizing :: Tartarizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tartariz.
Tartrate :: Tartrate (n.) A salt of tartaric acid.
Tartrazine :: Tartrazine (n.) An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids..
Tartareous :: Tartareous (a.) Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.
Koumiss :: Koumiss (n.) An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe..
Tartramic :: Tartramic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is the primary acid amide derivative of tartaric acid..
Cherry :: Cherry (n.) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Medoc in France)..
Equivorous :: Equivorous (a.) Feeding on horseflesh; as, equivorous Tartars..
Uvic :: Uvic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically, designating an organic acid, C7H8O3 (also called pyrotritartaric acid), obtained as a white crystalline substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric acids..
Bitartrate :: Bitartrate (n.) A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar..
Tartary :: Tartary (n.) Tartarus.
Scale :: Scale (v. t.) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface..
Pyrotartaric :: Pyrotartaric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of tartaric acid..
Pyr- :: Pyr- () Combining forms designating fire or heat; specifically (Chem.), used to imply an actual or theoretical derivative by the action of heat; as in pyrophosphoric, pyrosulphuric, pyrotartaric, pyrotungstic, etc..
Levo- :: Levo- () Turning the plane of polarized light to the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid; levogyratory crystals, etc..
Turk :: Turk (n.) A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey..
Pyrotartrate :: Pyrotartrate (n.) A salt of pyrotartaric acid.
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid..
Dextro- :: Dextro- () having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid..
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