different between tartrate vs detartrated

English

Etymology

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Noun

tartrate (plural tartrates)

1. (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of tartaric acid

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• rate tart

French

Noun

tartrate m (plural tartrates)

1. (organic chemistry) tartrate

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.