Detartration

Origin

- + de + - + ation

Full definition of detartration

Noun

1. The process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
• Association of Food Technologists, Reviews in Food Science and Technology p. 159:It is expected that this method of detartration will find increasing acceptance.
• Purdue University Dept. of Engineering, Extension Series (1959) p. 801:Detartration is of interest if potassium bitartrate is to be recovered.
• Morris Boris Jacobs, The Chemistry and Technology of Food and Food Products (1951) p. 2200:Detartration by bulk storage is accomplished in one of two ways.