English dictionary
tartar
/'t/A/rt/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a salt used especially in baking powder
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
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a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>argol</i>, <i>wine stone</i>, etc.
Source: webster1913
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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, <i>Tatar</i>.
Source: webster1913
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See <u>Tartarus</u>.
Source: webster1913