different between detartrate vs detartrated

English

Etymology

de- +? tartrate

Verb

detartrate (third-person singular simple present detartrates, present participle detartrating, simple past and past participle detartrated)

1. To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
   • 2002, Richard P. Vine, Ellen M. Harkness, Sally J. Linton, Winemaking: From Grape Growing to Marketplace, p. 134:

     Conditioning treatments are employed to clean, detartrate, and discourage microbial growth.

Derived terms

• detartration

Anagrams

• atterrated

English

Verb

detartrated

1. past participle of detartrate
   • 1943, California Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of California, p. 113:

     Freshly made concentrate should be detartrated by storage in a settling tank for a week or two before use.

Adjective

detartrated (not comparable)

1. From which tartrates have been reduced or removed through a detartration process.
   • 1998, Giuseppe Mazza, John Shi, M. Le Maguer, Functional Foods: Biochemical and Processing Aspects, p. 147:

     The detartrated juice that is to be preserved by pasteurization must be treated with bentonite in order to remove proteins which form an undesirable haze upon heating.

Usage notes

• Detartrated is noted for being one of the longest palindromic words in the English language.