tartralic acid

English

Etymology

From tartar, the chemical compound.

Noun

tartralic acid (uncountable)

1. (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)