tartar

1. A reddish acid compound, chiefly potassium bitartrate, found in the juice of grapes and deposited on the sides of casks during winemaking.

2. Dentistry A hard yellowish deposit on the teeth, consisting of organic secretions and food particles deposited in various salts, such as calcium carbonate. Also called calculus.

3. A substance consisting essentially of cream of tartar that is derived from the juice of grapes and deposited in wine casks together with yeast and other suspended matters as a pale or dark reddish crust or sediment.

4. A recrystallized product yielding cream of tartar on further purification.

5. An incrustation on the teeth consisting of plaque that has become hardened by the deposition of mineral salts (as calcium carbonate).

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tartar	6	Scrabble

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