salt of tartar
Potassium carbonatePotassium carbonate.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Potassium carbonate.
Origin
From Middle English salt tartre. So called because formerly made by heating cream of tartaFrom Middle English salt tartre. So called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar, or potassium tartrate.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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