Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Consisting of or resembling tartar.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Consisting of tartar; resembling tartar, or partaking of its properties.
- In botany, having a rough crumbling surface, like the thallus of some lichens.
- Same as Tartarean.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.
- adj. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling.
Etymologies
- Compare tartarous. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Those of a pungent acrid dissolve tartareous concretions in the kidnies.”
“The fruit, if held in the mouth for some time, is said to dissolve the tartareous concretions on the teeth.”
“The negus and lemonade made by the pastry-cooks, and the liquor called punch, sold at taverns in this metropolis, is usually made with tartareous acid.”
“To discriminate citric acid from tartareous acid, it is only necessary to add a concentrated solution of the suspected acid, to a concentrated solution of muriate of potash, taking care that the solution of the acid is in excess.”
“Fraudulent dealers often substitute the cheaper tartareous acid, for citric acid.”
“The ventofus, or red fpangled taitareons lichen, bath a hard tartareous cruft, cracked and tefielated on the furface, of a pale yellow colour wlsen freih, and a light olive when dry.”
“WE find this acid wonderfully adulterated fometimcs with fulphuric acid and all its combinations, fometimcs with tartareous acid, and now and then with muriate of am* moniac.”
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“Acid Ipirits, fuch as the fpirit of fait, fpirit of vitriol, &c, diflblve the tartareous fubftance on the teeth, yet too frequent, too long, or any injudicious application there* ofi will deftroy the tooth itfelf.”
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