potassium hydrogen tartrate

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potassium hydrogen tartrate

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(Elements & Compounds) a colourless or white soluble crystalline salt used in baking powders, soldering fluxes, and laxatives. Formula: KHC4H4O6. Also called (not in technical usage): potassium bitartrate or cream of tartar
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Noun1.potassium hydrogen tartrate - a salt used especially in baking powder
cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, 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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