adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Containing tartrates not-comparable
2. 2
   Of or relating to Tartary or the Tartars; Tartarian.

Adjective

1. 1
   relating to or derived from or resembling tartar wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tataric

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin tartarum (“tartar”), from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον (tártaron).

Etymology 2

From Tartar + -ic.

Related phrases

tartaric acid

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