detartrating

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detartrating

  1. present participle and gerund of detartrate
    • 2001, United States Patent #6,797,053, filed July 9, 2001:
      The crude calcium tartrate used in the production of tartaric acid (min. 50% purity) is recovered from alkaline solutions resulting from the detartrating of wine vats (potentially containing 140-250 g tartaric acid/L) by acidification to a pH of maximum 8, addition of a calcium salt to precipitate calcium tartrate, and recycling of part of the filtrate.
    • 1939, Donald Kiteley Tressler, George Long Marsh, Maynard Alexander Joslyn, Fruit and Vegetable Juices, page 379:
      FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATES AND SYRUPS[:] detartrating the juice before concentrating will reduce the amount of cream of tartar...