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cream of tartar

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.

uncountable

Equivalents

3 more languages
Suomiviinikivi
Italianocremortartaro
Македонскивински камен

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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