TARTRAZINES

Noun

tartrazines

plural of tartrazine

Source: Wiktionary


TARTRAZINE

Tar"tra*zine, n. Etym: [Tartaric + hydrazine.] (Chem.)

Definition: An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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