Tart noir
noun
a genre of novel featuring a tough sexy woman
Word Origin
a play on ‘film noir’
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noun, Chemistry. 1. a salt or ester of tartaric acid. noun 1. any salt or ester of tartaric acid tartrate tar·trate (tär’trāt’) n. A salt or an ester of tartaric acid. tartrate (tär’trāt’) A salt or ester of tartaric acid, containing the group C4H4O6.
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adjective, Chemistry. 1. formed into a tartrate; combined with tartaric acid. adjective 1. being in the form of a tartrate
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