Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Consisting of or resembling tartar.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Consisting of tartar; resembling tartar, or partaking of its properties.
- In botany, having a rough crumbling surface, like the thallus of some lichens.
- Same as
Tartarean .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.
- adjective (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Consisting of
tartar ; of the nature of tartar. - adjective botany Having a rough,
crumbly surface .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those of a pungent acrid dissolve tartareous concretions in the kidnies.
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The fruit, if held in the mouth for some time, is said to dissolve the tartareous concretions on the teeth.
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The negus and lemonade made by the pastry-cooks, and the liquor called punch, sold at taverns in this metropolis, is usually made with tartareous acid.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy Friedrich Christian Accum 1803
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To discriminate citric acid from tartareous acid, it is only necessary to add a concentrated solution of the suspected acid, to a concentrated solution of muriate of potash, taking care that the solution of the acid is in excess.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy Friedrich Christian Accum 1803
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Fraudulent dealers often substitute the cheaper tartareous acid, for citric acid.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy Friedrich Christian Accum 1803
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The ventofus, or red fpangled taitareons lichen, bath a hard tartareous cruft, cracked and tefielated on the furface, of a pale yellow colour wlsen freih, and a light olive when dry.
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WE find this acid wonderfully adulterated fometimcs with fulphuric acid and all its combinations, fometimcs with tartareous acid, and now and then with muriate of am* moniac.
A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797
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Acid Ipirits, fuch as the fpirit of fait, fpirit of vitriol, &c, diflblve the tartareous fubftance on the teeth, yet too frequent, too long, or any injudicious application there* ofi will deftroy the tooth itfelf.
Every Woman Her Own House-keeper; Or, The Ladies' Library: Containing the ... 1796
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