tartaric acid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin tartarum (“tartar”).
Noun[edit]
tartaric acid (countable and uncountable, plural tartaric acids)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) 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[edit]
- erythraric acid
- E334 when used as an antioxidant
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
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