tartralic acid
English
Etymology
From tartar, the chemical compound.
Noun
tartralic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance, C8H10O11, that is a dimeric form of tartaric acid.
Synonyms
- ditartaric acid
- tartrilic acid, tartrylic acid
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tartralic acid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)