HyperDic: tartar

English > 4 senses of the word tartar / Tartar:
NOUNsubstancetartar, cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartratea salt used especially in baking powder
person tartar, dragona fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
person Tartar, Tatar, Mongol Tatara member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
objecttartar, calculus, tophusan incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
tartar / Tartar > pronunciation
Soundstaa'rter
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > tartar: 4 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA salt used especially in baking powder.
Synonymscream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate
BroadersaltA compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Spanishcrémor, tártaro, tartrato ácido de potasio
Catalancrémor, tàrtar, tartrà, tartrat àcid de potassi
Adjectivestartaricrelating to or derived from or resembling tartar
English > tartar: 4 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman.
Synonymdragon
Broaderunpleasant woman, disagreeable womanA woman who is an unpleasant person
Spanishbruja
Catalandrac
English > Tartar: 4 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningA member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century.
SynonymsTatar, Mongol Tatar
BroaderMongol, MongolianA member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia
Spanishtártaro, Tatar
Catalantàrtar, tàtar
English > tartar: 4 senses > noun 4, object
MeaningAn incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.
Synonymscalculus, tophus
Broadercrust, incrustation, encrustationA hard outer layer that covers something
Spanishsarro, tártaro
Catalancarrall, niell, tosca dentària

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