# der Weinstein

der Weinstein is a German noun meaning “crystals of tartrate”. Forms: des Weinsteins.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Weinsteins

## Noun

1. _uncountable_ crystals of tartrate (as found e.g. at the bottom of wine bottles), wine stone
   - Manche Leute glauben, das Mittrinken von Weinstein führe zu stärkerem Kater, wofür es aber keine Belege gibt. — Some people believe that ingesting wine stone leads to a worse hangover, but there is no evidence to support this.
2. _uncountable_ cream of tartar
3. _Lebensmittelchemie_ tartar
   - In der Flasche ist sehr viel Weinstein, daher bitte langsam eingießen.

## Proper name

1. _uncountable_ a metonymic surname originating as an occupation (vintner, winemaker)
2. _uncountable_ an ornamental surname

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