tartar
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tartar
Crystals made of salts of tartaric acid that can settle at the bottom of a bottle or on the cork when wine or grape juice is stored. It is a natural product and not a quality defect.
Am Boden der alten Weinflasche hatte sich etwas Weinstein abgesetzt.
Some tartar had settled at the bottom of the old wine bottle.
tartar
An outdated or elevated term for the hard deposits on teeth that are now usually referred to as dental tartar or calculus.
Der Zahnarzt entfernte den hartnäckigen Weinstein von seinen Zähnen.
The dentist removed the stubborn tartar from his teeth.
The word is made up of 'Wein' (wine) and 'Stein' (stone). So it literally describes a 'stone from wine,' which vividly explains the crystals in a wine bottle.
Ein guter Wein kann mit der Zeit Weinstein bilden.
A good wine can form tartar over time.
To distinguish the two meanings, pay attention to the context. If people are talking about 'Flasche' (bottle), 'Wein' (wine), or 'Traubensaft' (grape juice), they mean the crystals in the drink. In connection with 'Zähnen' (teeth) or 'Zahnarzt' (dentist), it refers to deposits in the mouth.
Der Sommelier erklärte, dass der Weinstein im Rotwein ein Zeichen für Qualität sei.
The sommelier explained that the tartar in the red wine was a sign of quality.
In connection with wine, 'Weinstein' (tartar) is often used with the verb 'sich absetzen' (to settle). It is typically found 'am Flaschenboden' (at the bottom of the bottle) or 'am Korken' (on the cork).
Nach langer Lagerung hatte sich am Boden der Flasche Weinstein abgesetzt.
After long storage, tartar had settled at the bottom of the bottle.
In the meaning of 'Zahnbelag' (dental plaque), the word 'Weinstein' (tartar) is outdated today. In modern usage, especially at the doctor's or dentist's, only the term 'Zahnstein' (dental tartar) is used.
In alten medizinischen Texten liest man manchmal noch von „Weinstein“ auf den Zähnen.
In old medical texts, you sometimes still read about 'Weinstein' (tartar) on the teeth.
