tartar
1. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums • Syn: calculus, tophus • Hypernyms: crust, incrustation, encrustation 2. a salt used especially in baking powder • Syn: cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate • Derivationally related forms: tartaric • Hypernyms: salt 3. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman • Syn: dragon • Hypernyms: unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
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