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cream of tartar

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cream of tartar
n.
See potassium bitartrate.
cream of tartar
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for potassium hydrogen tartrate esp when used in baking powders
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Noun1.cream of tartar - a salt used especially in baking powder
potassium bitartrate, 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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