Tartar
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Tartar may refer to:
- An alternative spelling of the name TatarsTatarsTatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
, an ethnic group in present-day Russia. - Tartars, the name of the athletic teams from 1927–1999 at Wayne State UniversityWayne State UniversityWayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
in Detroit. - Tartar sauceTartar sauceTartare sauce is a creamy white sauce frequently used to season fried seafood dishes.-Composition:...
- Tartar on teethCalculus (dental)In dentistry, calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by the continual accumulation of minerals from saliva on plaque on the teeth...
, hardened dental plaque - Salts of tartaric acidTartaric acidTartaric acid is a white crystalline diprotic organic acid. It occurs naturally in many plants, particularly grapes, bananas, and tamarinds; is commonly combined with baking soda to function as a leavening agent in recipes, and is one of the main acids found in wine. It is added to other foods to...
- Cream of tartar (potassium bitartratePotassium bitartratePotassium hydrogen tartrate, also known as Potassium bitartrate, has formula KC4H5O6, is a byproduct of winemaking. In cooking it is known as cream of tartar. It is the potassium acid salt of tartaric acid, a carboxylic acid.-Occurrence:...
) - Tartar emeticTartaric acidTartaric acid is a white crystalline diprotic organic acid. It occurs naturally in many plants, particularly grapes, bananas, and tamarinds; is commonly combined with baking soda to function as a leavening agent in recipes, and is one of the main acids found in wine. It is added to other foods to...
(antimony potassium tartrate)
- Cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate
- Tartar Rayon, a rayon in Azerbaijan
- Tərtər, capital of Tartar Rayon, Azerbaijan
- Tartar, SwitzerlandTartar, SwitzerlandTartar is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...
, a village in the Grisons - Steak tartareSteak tartareSteak tartare is a meat dish made from finely chopped or minced raw beef. Tartare can also be made by thinly slicing a high grade of meat such as strip steak, marinating it in wine or other spirits, spicing it to taste, and then chilling it...
, a meat dish made from ground raw beef - Tartars, a name applied to the enemy invaders in The Tartar SteppeThe Tartar SteppeThe Tartar Steppe is a novel by Italian author Dino Buzzati, published in 1940.The novel tells the story of a young officer, Giovanni Drogo, and his life spent guarding the Bastiani Fortress, an old, unmaintained border fortress. The plot of the novel is Drogo's lifelong wait for a great war in...
by Dino Buzzati - Tartar, a GWR Iron Duke ClassGWR Iron Duke ClassThe Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work.-History:The prototype locomotive, Great Western, was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon converted to a 4-2-2 arrangement...
steam locomotive - Tartar was one of the GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915; renamed Walter Robinson in 1901. - RIM-24 TartarRIM-24 TartarThe General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile , and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships...
missile - Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control SystemTartar Guided Missile Fire Control SystemThe Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System is an air defense system developed by the United States Navy to defend warships from air attack. Since its introduction the system has been improved and sold to several United States allies.-Description:...
- HMS TartarHMS TartarHMS Tartar has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:, a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1756 and wrecked in 1797, a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1801 and wrecked in 1811, a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1814, reduced to receiving ship service in 1830, and...
, the name of several Royal Navy Vessels
See also
- Tatar (disambiguation)Tatar (disambiguation)The Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group; the word has also been applied to various other Asian peoples.Tatar may also refer to:*Tatar language*Tatar confederation, tribe confederation in 12th century*Tatar, Jabrayil, a village in Azerbaijan...
- TartaryTartaryTartary or Great Tartary was a name used by Europeans from the Middle Ages until the twentieth century to designate the Great Steppe, that is the great tract of northern and central Asia stretching from the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean inhabited mostly by Turkic, Mongol...
- East Tartary
- Lake ThartharLake ThartharLake Tharthar, known in Iraq as Buhayrat ath Tharthar , is a lake situated 120 kilometers north of Baghdad between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. It is the largest lake in Iraq. The construction of several dams has made it an important source for irrigation. Its size shrinks and expands...