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dextrotartaric acid

dextrotartaric acid noun: the naturally occurring form of tartaric acid, as opposed to levotartaric acid and mesotartaric acid.

Noun

dextrotartaric acid (uncountable)

  1. The naturally occurring form of tartaric acid, as opposed to levotartaric acid and mesotartaric acid.

Origin of dextrotartaric acid

From dextro- + tartaric acid.

Questions about dextrotartaric acid

What does dextrotartaric acid mean?
Dextrotartaric acid means the naturally occurring form of tartaric acid, as opposed to levotartaric acid and mesotartaric acid.
What part of speech is dextrotartaric acid?
Dextrotartaric acid is a noun.

Words near dextrotartaric acid in the dictionary

  1. dextroses
  2. dextrosinistral
  3. dextrosinistrally
  4. dextrosulfenidol
  5. dextrosulphenidol
  6. dextrotartaric acid
  7. dextrotatory
  8. dextrothyroxine
  9. dextrotorsion
  10. dextrotorsions
  11. dextrous

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