Associations to the word «Tartar»

Wiktionary

TARTAR, noun. A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
TARTAR, noun. A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
TARTAR, noun. Alternative spelling of Tatar
TARTAR, noun. A member of the various tribes and their descendants of Tartary, such as Turks, Mongols and Manchus.
TARTAR, noun. (figurative) (dated) A person of a keen, irritable temper.
TARTAR, proper noun. One of the tributaries of the Kura River, mostly flowing through the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
TARTAR EMETIC, noun. (medicine) A poisonous salt, potassium antimonyl tartrate, used as an expectorant
TARTAR SAUCE, noun. Alternative spelling of tartare sauce

Dictionary definition

TARTAR, noun. A salt used especially in baking powder.
TARTAR, noun. A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman.
TARTAR, noun. A member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
TARTAR, noun. An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.

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