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tartar

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tartar

1
n
an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
2
n
a salt used especially in baking powder
3
n
a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tartar
1

n an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

Synonyms:
calculus, tophus
Type of:
crust, encrustation, incrustation
a hard outer layer that covers something
2

n a salt used especially in baking powder

Synonyms:
cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate
Type of:
salt
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
3

n a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

Synonyms:
dragon
Type of:
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person
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