tartarize

[ tahr-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈtɑr təˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), tar·tar·ized, tar·tar·iz·ing. Chemistry.

to impregnate, combine, or treat with tartar or potassium bitartrate.
Also especially British, tar·tar·ise.

Origin of tartarize

First recorded in 1700–10; tartar + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM tartarize

tar·tar·i·za·tion, noun un·tar·tar·ized, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for tartarize

tartarize

tartarise

/ (ˈtɑːtəˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) to impregnate or treat with tartar or tartar emetic

Derived forms of tartarize

tartarization or tartarisation, noun