Tartaric

The diseases known as tartaric, especially gout and lithiasas, are caused by the deposit of determinate toxins (tartar), are discovered chiefly by the urine test, and are cured by means of alkalies. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The unripe grape contains a certain percentage of vegetable acids, such as tartaric, malic, &c., &c. some of which are themselves converted into glucose during the process of ripening, whilst others are eliminated after helping to transform the starch of the vegetable tissues into glucose. ❋ Unknown (2004)

They do not think it likely that the potash exists in fresh plantain juice as carbonate, but rather that this salt is the product of decomposition, arising from a compound of potash and a vegetable acid, such as tartaric or oxalic acid present in the fresh juice; be this as it may, any utility derivable from the plantain juice is evidently owing to the potash it contains. ❋ P. L. Simmonds (N/A)

Or it could be a tsunami of tartaric crystals, which can be caused excessive by cold exposure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If they are tartaric crystals, consider this from the Oxford Companion to Wine: Only the most informed consumers appreciate the harmlessness of tartrate crystals in bottle. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the mid-nineteenth century, the renowned microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur took on one of the puzzles of the day: why a solution with tartaric acid derived from living things in this case, the discarded yeast remains of the winemaking process behaved differently from a solution with the same tartaric acid that had been made synthetically. ❋ Marc Kaufman (2011)

What Pasteur correctly made of this is that the molecules of tartaric acid could exist in either a “right-handed” or “left-handed” form, rather like left- and right-handed gloves. ❋ Marc Kaufman (2011)

Pasteur grew crystals of a compound including the tartaric acid and noticed that they came in two nonsymmetric forms that were nonetheless mirror images of each other. ❋ Marc Kaufman (2011)

Trained as a chemist, he first made his living not in wine but in one of its lowlier by-products, tartaric acid, a scummy substance derived from grape skins that could be refined into cream of tartar, which was the active element in baking powder and a useful substance in various other culinary endeavors; you could even clean pots with it. ❋ DANIEL OKRENT (2010)

High amounts of malic, citric, tartaric, oxalic and other organic acids combined with the enzymes catalase and peroxidase give honey its renowned antibacterial properties. ❋ Dr. Reese Halter (2010)

As the skin gradually changes color and the sugar content increases, the soft malic acid will subside to give way to more zingy, riper tartaric acid, while the grapes 'tannins form their distinctive bitter character. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The meal will include a lobster fricassée served with polyphenol sauce, another Gagnaire-This invention, made of tartaric acid, glucose and polyphenols. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Department of Agriculture, organic wines must be (1) made from grapes that are certified organic and (2) contain no sulfites or tartaric added during the winemaking process. ❋ Unknown (2008)

1. Guy #1: Dude, I was making out with that girl last night, but I didn't want her to go down on me cause she had lots of tartar on her teeth. Guy #2: Yea, sure, THAT'S why you didn't get laid. 2. [Reporter] on TV: ...and the [dog walked] itself home. Coming up next, "Teens-Turned-Tartar." Guy [watching TV] at home: "Hey honey, come watch, they're about to interview Miley Cyrus!!" ❋ Hehehello888 (2010)

[Joud]’s [art] is [tartaration]. ❋ Shalissaa (2018)

[Wow] [Mel] has [really] bodatious tartars... ❋ Meloony (2009)

1. knob tartare: [spit or swallow]? ❋ Tartarey (2009)

"[Lindsay] paid for parking and I bought the movie tickets. [By all means], it was a successful [tartar barter]. ❋ Dr. Emmett L. Brown (2005)

[Tartar sauce], I thought [SpongeBob] was on [T.V].! ❋ Lynett (2003)

Commander Tartar can [blend] me up, I wouldn't mind; he could even drink me as his little [delicious] [smoothie]! ❋ KatztheKat (2022)

"Those donuts I put in the break room are pure [tartar sauce]." "Let them have their [tar-tar] sauce" - [Mr. Burns] "These lazy employees need some tartar sauce to get them going." "Give the employees some tartar sauce and then increase their hours." ❋ Gutentag (2009)

That [Tartar] is [Weak]!! [Thats Weak] Tartar!!! ❋ Chewbacabageesh (2008)

[Tartar sauce] is [the gay] version of [mayonnaise]. ❋ Hockaday (2006)