The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tartarize \Tar"tar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tartarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tartarizing.] [Cf. F. tartariser.] (Chem.) To impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar. [R.] [1913 Webster] Tartarized antimony (Med. Chem.), tartar emetic. [1913 Webster]