potassium bitartrate

noun

1. another name (not in technical usage) for potassium hydrogen tartrate

Example Sentences

Chemically speaking, this powder is potassium bitartrate, a salt of mild tartaric acid, with a whole range of useful kitchen applications, from stabilizing beaten egg whites to keeping caramels smooth and chewy.

From Salon

My kitchen includes a bunch of chemicals that aren’t kept under the sink or handled only with gloves, including sodium bicarbonate, acetic acid, potassium bitartrate, lecithin, pectin, and ascorbic acid.

From Scientific American

The bowels were kept open by jalap and the potassium bitartrate.

From Project Gutenberg

It is decomposed by a hot solution of potassium bitartrate.

From Project Gutenberg

Co-administration of arsenic or potassium bitartrate is thought to have a preventive influence in some cases.

From Project Gutenberg