Home › Words › D › detartrationdetartrationdetartration · noun — the process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom de- + tartrate + -ation.nounThe process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.e.g.“With grapes, there are two problems: colour extraction in red grapes, and detartration.” — 1938, Fruit Trades World Directory, page 195:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.detartrate 92% match — To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness. vs detartration →detartrated 83% match — From which tartrates have been reduced or removed through a detartration process. vs detartration →detackification 66% match — The process of detackifying. vs detartration →debitterization 66% match — The process of debitterizing. vs detartration →debitterize 61% match — To treat (a substance) to eliminate its bitter taste. vs detartration →detarrer 60% match — A device for removing tar. vs detartration →debitter 60% match — To remove the bitterness from. vs detartration →depectinization 59% match — The removal of pectin vs detartration →