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calcium tartrate

calcium tartrate noun: the calcium salt of tartaric acid; it is a byproduct of the wine industry, prepared from fermentation dregs, and used as a food preservative and acidity regulator.

Noun

calcium tartrate (uncountable)

  1. The calcium salt of tartaric acid; it is a byproduct of the wine industry, prepared from fermentation dregs, and used as a food preservative and acidity regulator.

Questions about calcium tartrate

What does calcium tartrate mean?
Calcium tartrate means the calcium salt of tartaric acid; it is a byproduct of the wine industry, prepared from fermentation dregs, and used as a food preservative and acidity regulator.
What part of speech is calcium tartrate?
Calcium tartrate is a noun.

Words near calcium tartrate in the dictionary

  1. calcium sodium polyphosphate
  2. calcium sorbate
  3. calcium sulfate
  4. calcium sulphate
  5. calcium sulphite
  6. calcium tartrate
  7. calcium tungstate
  8. calcium-40
  9. calcium-42
  10. calcium-43
  11. calcium-44

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