English noun: tartar | |||
1. | tartar (substance) a salt used especially in baking powder | ||
Synonyms | cream of tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate | ||
Broader (hypernym) | salt | ||
2. | tartar (person) a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman | ||
Synonyms | dragon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman | ||
3. | Tartar (person) a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century | ||
Synonyms | Mongol Tatar, Tatar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Mongol, Mongolian | ||
4. | tartar (object) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | ||
Synonyms | calculus, tophus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crust, encrustation, incrustation | ||