Definitions for tartar
ˈtɑr tərtar·tar

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cream of tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartratenoun

   a salt used especially in baking powder

2. dragon, tartarnoun

   a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

3. Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatarnoun

   a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century

4. tartar, calculus, tophusnoun

   an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tartarnoun

   A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.

2. tartarnoun

   A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.

3. tartarnoun

   (sometimes capitalised) A fearsome or angrily violent person.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tartarnoun

   Etymology: tartarus, Lat.

   1. Hell. A word used by the old poets, now obsolete.

   With this the damned ghosts he governeth,
   And furies rules, and tartare tempereth. Edmund Spenser.

   He’s in tartar limbo worse than hell;
   A devil in an everlasting garment hath him,
   One whose hard heart is button’d up with steel. William Shakespeare.

   2. [ Tartre, Fr.]Tartar is what sticks to wine casks, like a hard stone, either white or red, as the colour of the wine from whence it comes: the white is preferable, as containing less dross or earthy parts: the best comes from Germany, and is the tartar of the rhenish wine. John Quincy

   The fermented juice of grapes is partly turned into liquid drops or lees, and partly into that crust or dry seculency that is commonly called tartar; and this tartar may by the fire be divided into five differing substances, four of which are not acid, and the other not so manifestly acid as the tartar itself. Boyle.

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1. tartar

   Tartar refers to a hard, yellowish substance that forms on the teeth due to inadequate dental hygiene practices. It is essentially the accumulation of plaque which has calcified on the teeth's surface, also known as dental calculus. It can also refer to natural encrustations rich in potassium bitartrate, typically found in wine-making equipment. The term can also be used to describe a harsh or cruel person, originating from the historical term "Tartar," which refers to a member of several Mongolic and Turkic tribes who invaded Europe in the Middle Ages.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tartarnoun

   a reddish crust or sediment in wine casks, consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant for woolen goods; -- called also argol, wine stone, etc

2. Tartarnoun

   a correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime

3. Tartarnoun

   a native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more correctly but less usually, Tatar

4. Tartarnoun

   a person of a keen, irritable temper

5. Tartaradjective

   of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars

6. Tartarnoun

   see Tartarus

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tartar

   tär′tar, n. a mixture of bitartrate of potash and tartrate of lime, being a deposit formed from wine, and known in its crude form as argol: a concretion which sometimes forms on the teeth.—adjs. Tar-tā′reous, Tar′tarous, consisting of, or resembling, tartar; Tartar′ic, pertaining to, or obtained from, tartar.—v.t. Tar′tarise, to impregnate or treat with tartar.—adjs. Tartral′ic, Tartrel′ic, derived from tartar.—n. Tar′trāte, a salt of tartaric acid.—Tartar emetic, a compound of potassium and antimony.—Cream of tartar (see Cream). [Fr. tartre—Low L. tartarum—Ar. durd, dregs.]

2. Tartar

   tär′tar, n. a native of Tartary in Asia: an irritable person, or one too strong for his assailant.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tartar

   A domineering commanding officer.--To catch a Tartar. Said of a vessel which mistakes her enemy's force, and is obliged to yield.

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1. tartar

   The tartar symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the tartar symbol and its characteristic.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TARTAR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tartar is ranked #114424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tartar surname appeared 153 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tartar.
   
   89.5% or 137 total occurrences were White.
   4.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Mongolian
   • Crust
   • Unpleasant Woman

How to pronounce tartar?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tartar in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tartar in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tartar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tartar in a Sentence

1. Bill Beham:

   Teach a man to fish and he will eat forever. Give a man a fish and he will expect free tartar sauce.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tartar
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tartar
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tartar
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tartar
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tartar
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tartar
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html