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tartaric acid

tartaric acid noun: the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.

Noun

tartaric acid (countable and uncountable, plural tartaric acids)

  1. The aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.
    Synonyms:
    erythraric acid, uvic acid, E334 when used as an antioxidant

tartaric acid meaning in Tamil and Malay

tartaric acid in Tamil

டாரடாரிக் அமிலம், தாட்டாரிக்கமிலம், டார்ட்டாரிக் அமிலம், தாத்தாரிக்கமிலம்

tartaric acid in Malay

the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
asid tartarik

Synonyms of tartaric acid

Forms of tartaric acid

pluraltartaric acids

Origin of tartaric acid

From Medieval Latin tartarum (“tartar”).

Words formed from tartaric acid

Questions about tartaric acid

What does tartaric acid mean?
Tartaric acid means the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.
What is tartaric acid in Tamil?
Tartaric acid in Tamil is டாரடாரிக் அமிலம், தாட்டாரிக்கமிலம், டார்ட்டாரிக் அமிலம். See Tartaric acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tartaric acid?
Tartaric acid is a noun.
What is the plural of tartaric acid?
The plural of tartaric acid is tartaric acids.

Words near tartaric acid in the dictionary

  1. Tartarian honeysuckles
  2. Tartarian lamb
  3. Tartarian lambs
  4. Tartarians
  5. tartaric
  6. tartaric acid
  7. tartaric acids
  8. tartarin
  9. tartarine
  10. tartarisation
  11. tartarise

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