detartration
detartration noun: the process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
Noun
detartration (uncountable)
- The process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
- With grapes, there are two problems: colour extraction in red grapes, and detartration.1938, Fruit Trades World Directory, page 195
- Detartration is of interest if potassium bitartrate is to be recovered.1959, Extension Series, Purdue University Dept. of Engineering, page 801
Examples of detartration in a sentence
- Detartration by bulk storage is accomplished in one of two ways.1951, Morris Boris Jacobs, The Chemistry and Technology of Food and Food Products, page 2200:
- During fermentation approximately ten percent of the acids are lost due to metabolism, detartration or destruction.2015, Jeffrey L. Lamy, Business of Winemaking, page 133:
Origin of detartration
From de- + tartrate + -ation.
Questions about detartration
- What does detartration mean?
- Detartration means the process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
- How do you use detartration in a sentence?
- Detartration by bulk storage is accomplished in one of two ways.
- What part of speech is detartration?
- Detartration is a noun.
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