- cream of tartar
- Date: 1662 a white crystalline salt C4H5KO6 used especially in baking powder and in certain treatments of metals
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Cream of tartar — Tartar 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cream of tartar — Cream Cream (kr[=e]m), n. [F. cr[^e]me, perh. fr. LL. crema cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth, perh. akin to cremare to burn.] 1. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cream of tartar — ► cream of tartar potassium hydrogen tartrate, an acidic crystalline compound used in baking powder. Main Entry: ↑tartar … English terms dictionary
cream of tartar — noun uncount a white substance used in BAKING POWDER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cream of tartar — n. a white, acid, crystalline substance, KHC4H4O6, used in baking powder, medicine, etc.; potassium bitartrate … English World dictionary
cream of tartar — N UNCOUNT Cream of tartar is a white powder used in baking … English dictionary
cream of tartar tree — noun 1. Another name for the baobab 2. An Australian tree of the same genus, Adansonia gregorii • • • Main Entry: ↑cream … Useful english dictionary
cream of tartar — cream′ of tar′tar n. chem. a white, crystalline, water soluble powder, C4H5KO6, used chiefly as an ingredient in baking powders and in galvanic tinning of metals • Etymology: 1655–65 … From formal English to slang
Cream of tartar bread — Bread Bread (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre[ a]d; akin to OFries. br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br[ o]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [root]93. See {Brew}.] 1. An article of food made from flour or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cream of tartar — винный камень tartar emetic рвотный камень tartar control предупреждение появления зубного камня tartar removal toothpaste паста, удаляющая зубной камень … English-Russian travelling dictionary
cream of tartar — noun a salt used especially in baking powder • Syn: ↑tartar, ↑potassium bitartrate, ↑potassium hydrogen tartrate • Derivationally related forms: ↑tartaric (for: ↑tartar) … Useful english dictionary
