tartar (n.)

  1. a salt used especially in baking powder

    [ Syn: cream of tartar , potassium bitartrate , potassium hydrogen tartrate ]

  2. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

    [ Syn: dragon ]

  3. a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century

    [ Syn: tatar , tartar , mongol tatar ]

  4. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

    [ Syn: calculus , tophus ]

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