Tartar

n. dental calculus, white-brownish or yellow-brown deposit that forms below the gingival margin of teeth or on teeth (Dentistry); deposit from wines (potassium bitartrate); salt used in baking powder; type of sauce

n. member of any of the Asiatic tribes who invaded western Asia and eastern Europe and settled in areas of European Russia, Mongol Tatar

Tartar may refer to: An alternate spelling of the name Tatars, an ethnic group in present-day Russia (this term formerly extended to nearly all Central Asian, Turkic, and Mongolian ethnic groups); see Tatar (disambiguation)tartar saucecalculus (dental), hardened dental plaquesalts of tartaric acid:Cream of tartar,tartar emetic.Tartar (rayon), a rayon in AzerbaijanTartar, Switzerland, a village in the GrisonsSteak tartare a meat dish made from ground raw beef.A name to describe the enemy invaders in Dino Buzzati's existential novel, The Tartar Steppe
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Tartar /tar·tar/ dental calculus. tar·tar n. A hard, yellowish deposit on the teeth, consisting of organic secretions and food particles deposited [more]Tartar - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century
(synonym) Tatar, Mongol Tatar
(hypernym) Mongol, Mongolian

Noun
1. a salt used especially in baking powder
(synonym) cream of tartar, potassium hydrogen tartrate
(hypernym) salt
2. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
(synonym) dragon
(hypernym) unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
3. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
(synonym) calculus, tophus
(hypernym) crust, incrustation, encrustation

n. tartar, type of sauce; member of any of the Asiatic tribes who invaded western Asia and eastern Europe and settled in areas of European Russia