tartar
tartars
Tartar is the buildup of plaque that can form on your teeth and cause cavities. If you become a dentist one day, part of your job will be scraping tartar off people's teeth.
Tartar is a very hard substance, too hard to be brushed off with a toothbrush. It's formed when certain elements in saliva mix with the plaque that commonly occurs on teeth. Another kind of tartar is known as "cream of tartar," and it's a common ingredient in baking, either alone or as an ingredient in baking powder. The Greek root refers to this baking tartar, tartaron, "substance encrusting the sides of wine casks."
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an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
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type of:
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crust, encrustation, incrustation
a hard outer layer that covers something
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crust, encrustation, incrustation
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a salt used especially in baking powder
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type of:
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salt
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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salt
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a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
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synonyms:
dragon
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type of:
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disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person
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disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
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