Cream of tartar Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
noun a salt used especially in baking powder
potassium bitartrate; tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate.
WordNet
Definitions
(Chem.) , purified tartar or argol; so called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the surface of the liquor in the process of purification by recrystallization. It is a white crystalline substance, with a gritty acid taste, and is used very largely as an ingredient of baking powders; called alsopotassium bitartrate ,acid potassium tartrate , etc.
Definitions
- .
(Chem.) See underCream .
