detartrate

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verb

To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.

OriginEnglish tartrate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdetartrate (third-person singular simple present detartrates, present participle detartrating, simple past and past participle detartrated)

present singular third person detartrates · participle present detartrating · participle past detartrated · past detartrated

  1. To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.

    Conditioning treatments are employed to clean, detartrate, and discourage microbial growth.

    2002, Richard P. Vine, Ellen M. Harkness, Sally J. Linton, Winemaking: From Grape Growing to Marketplace, page 134

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishtartrate
  8. Englishdetartrate

From de- + tartrate.

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APA

detartrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detartrate

MLA

“detartrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detartrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detartrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detartrate.

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