cream of tartar

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cream of tartar

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  1. uncountable Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.

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noun potassium hydrogen tartrate

Portuguêscremor de tártaro
Françaiscrème de tartre
DeutschWeinstein
Italianocremortartaro

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@misc{cream_of_tartar_2026,
  title = {cream of tartar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cream%20of%20tartar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}