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tartramic

tartramic adjective: pertaining to tartramic acid (2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoic acid), the monoamide of tartaric acid.

Adjective

tartramic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to tartramic acid (2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoic acid), the monoamide of tartaric acid.

Origin of tartramic

From tart(a)r + -amic, representing tartaric acid plus an amide group.

Words formed from tartramic

Questions about tartramic

What does tartramic mean?
Tartramic means pertaining to tartramic acid (2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoic acid), the monoamide of tartaric acid.
What part of speech is tartramic?
Tartramic is an adjective.

Words near tartramic in the dictionary

  1. tartolds
  2. tartralic
  3. tartralic acid
  4. tartramate
  5. tartramates
  6. tartramic
  7. tartramic acid
  8. tartramide
  9. tartramides
  10. tartrate
  11. tartrated

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