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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A name originating in the 14th century for the dregs, or sediment found in wine vessels. The lees contained a significant amount of [ | + | A name originating in the 14th century for the dregs, or sediment found in wine vessels. The lees contained a significant amount of [[potassium bitartrate]] along with some calcium tartrate. Lees were use as a mordant in dyeing. During the 1800s, the name was changed to argol and tartar. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 21 January 2014
Description
A name originating in the 14th century for the dregs, or sediment found in wine vessels. The lees contained a significant amount of Potassium bitartrate along with some calcium tartrate. Lees were use as a mordant in dyeing. During the 1800s, the name was changed to argol and tartar.
Synonyms and Related Terms
argol; argal; tartar; wine lees
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 68
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997