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oil of tartar

oil of tartar noun: a concentrated solution of potassium carbonate.

Noun

oil of tartar (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A concentrated solution of potassium carbonate.

Words formed from oil of tartar

Questions about oil of tartar

What does oil of tartar mean?
Oil of tartar means a concentrated solution of potassium carbonate.
What part of speech is oil of tartar?
Oil of tartar is a noun.

Words near oil of tartar in the dictionary

  1. oil of olives
  2. oil of palm
  3. oil of petre
  4. oil of spike
  5. oil of talc
  6. oil of tartar
  7. oil of tartar per deliquium
  8. oil of turpentine
  9. oil of vitriol
  10. oil of wine
  11. oil of wintergreen

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