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salt of tartar

salt of tartar noun: potassium carbonate.

Noun

salt of tartar (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Potassium carbonate.

salt of tartar meaning in Tamil

salt of tartar in Tamil

சாம்பலுப்பு, தாருலவணம்

Origin of salt of tartar

From Middle English salt tartre. So called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar, or potassium tartrate.

Questions about salt of tartar

What does salt of tartar mean?
Salt of tartar means potassium carbonate.
What is salt of tartar in Tamil?
Salt of tartar in Tamil is சாம்பலுப்பு, தாருலவணம். See Salt of tartar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is salt of tartar?
Salt of tartar is a noun.

Words near salt of tartar in the dictionary

  1. salt of hartshorn
  2. salt of lemon
  3. salt of Saturn
  4. salt of soda
  5. salt of sorrel
  6. salt of tartar
  7. salt of the earth
  8. salt of tin
  9. salt of Venus
  10. salt of vitriol
  11. salt of wisdom

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