TARTARIC

tartaric

(adjective) relating to or derived from or resembling tartar; “tartaric acid”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

tartaric (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Containing tartrates

Etymology

Adjective

Tartaric (comparative more Tartaric, superlative most Tartaric)

Of or relating to Tartary or the Tartars; Tartarian.

Source: Wiktionary

Tar*ta"ri*an, Tar*tar"ic, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars. Tartarian lamb (Bot.), Scythian lamb. See Barometz.

Tar*tar"ic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar. Tartaric acid. (a) An acid widely diffused throughout the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc., and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance, C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2, having a strong pure acid taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid. (b) By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid, levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acid proper is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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