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

(biochemistry) The aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.

A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. / A hard yellow deposit on the teeth, formed from dental plaque.

(dated) A fearsome or angrily violent person.

A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. / A schedule of rates, fees or prices.

(transitive) to levy a duty on (something)

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia. / The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

purseweb spider

in a tardy fashion; belatedly; late / slowly