noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
tartar; wine stone
Technical term for the crystalline deposit (potassium bitartrate) that forms during wine fermentation and aging. Also used attributively in compounds like 酒石酸 (tartaric acid).
Tartar had settled at the bottom of the wine barrel.
Tartaric acid is one of the organic acids found in wine.
tartaric acid
tartar emetic; antimony potassium tartrate
cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate
Standard kanji spelling for tartar in winemaking contexts.
Compound of 酒 (sake, wine) and 石 (stone), literally 'wine stone', a calque of the concept of tartar as a stony deposit in wine.