TARTRATE

tartrate

(noun) a salt or ester of tartaric acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tartrate (plural tartrates)

(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of tartaric acid

Anagrams

• rate tart

Source: Wiktionary


Tar"trate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tartrate.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of tartaric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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