tartralic acid
English
editEtymology
editFrom tartar, the chemical compound.
Noun
edit- (organic chemistry) An acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance, C8H10O11, that is a dimeric form of tartaric acid.
Synonyms
editPart 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)