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cream of tartar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
cream of -tar-tar
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

cream of tartar bread cream of tartar tree

Synonyms

tartar potassium bitartrate potassium hydrogen tartrate

Questions

What does cream of tartar mean?
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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