salt of tartar

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salt of tartar

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

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Potassium carbonate.

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@misc{salt_of_tartar_2026,
  title = {salt of tartar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salt%20of%20tartar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}