English

Noun

detartration ‎(uncountable)

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.