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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a salt used especially in baking powder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salt
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