tartarize

[ tahr-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),tar·tar·ized, tar·tar·iz·ing.Chemistry.
  1. to impregnate, combine, or treat with tartar or potassium bitartrate.

Origin of tartarize

1
First recorded in 1700–10; tartar + -ize
  • Also especially British, tar·tar·ise .

Other words from tartarize

  • tar·tar·i·za·tion, noun
  • un·tar·tar·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for tartarize

tartarize

tartarise

/ (ˈtɑːtəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to impregnate or treat with tartar or tartar emetic

Derived forms of tartarize

  • tartarization or tartarisation, noun

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