potassium bitartrate

A white, acid, crystalline solid or powder, KHC₄H₄O₆, used in baking powder, in the tinning of metals, and as a component of laxatives. Also called cream of tartar.

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potassium bitartrate

(Elements & Compounds) another name (not in technical usage) for potassium hydrogen tartrate

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potassium bitartrate - a salt used especially in baking powder

cream of tartar, potassium hydrogen tartrate, tartar

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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