(chemistry, transitive) To impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tartarize

plural of Tartarian

(now rare) A Tartar. / (now rare) The language of the Tartars; Tatar.

Of or relating to Tartary or the Tartars; Tartaric.

Pertaining to Tartarus; hellish, infernal.

(chemistry, obsolete) tartar

Of or relating to Tartary or the Tartars; Tartarian.

plural of tartar

(archaic, colloquial) To discover someone is much stronger, much more dangerous, and/or much more violent than they appeared at first, especially after laying hands on them or (cant, obsolete) in a failed attempt to rob someone who turns out to be a stronger robber.