cream of tartar

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   a salt used especially in baking powder

   Synonymstartarpotassium bitartratepotassium hydrogen tartrate

   Broadersalt

Questions about cream of tartar

What does cream of tartar mean?

cream of tartar means "a salt used especially in baking powder".

What is another word for cream of tartar?

Close synonyms include tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.