Tartar vs. Tartare

Tartarnoun

A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.

Tartarnoun

A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.

Tartarnoun

(dated) A fearsome or angrily violent person.

Tartarnoun

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.

Tartarnoun

A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.

Tartarnoun

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.

Tartarnoun

A person of a keen, irritable temper.

Tartarnoun

See Tartarus.

Tartaradjective

Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.

Tartarnoun

a salt used especially in baking powder

Tartarnoun

a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

Tartarnoun

a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century

Tartarnoun

an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

Tartareadjective

Chopped fine and served raw.