tartaric acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.

tartaric acid tartaric acids

From Medieval Latin tartarum (“tartar”).

erythraric acid uvic acid E334 when used as an antioxidant

tartrate

caftaric acid coutaric acid dextrotartaric acid fertaric acid itatartaric acid mesotartaric acid metatartaric acid

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