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detartrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tar-trate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tartrate English detartrate From de- + tartrate.

Inflected Forms

detartrates (present, singular) detartrating (participle, present) detartrated (participle, past) detartrated (past)

Derived Forms

detartration

Questions

What does detartrate mean?
To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
Where does detartrate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tartrate English detartrate From de- + tartrate.

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