bitartrate

American  

[bahy-tahr-treyt] / baɪˈtɑr treɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a tartrate in which only one of the two acidic hydrogen atoms of tartaric acid is replaced by a metal or positive group; an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate, as sodium bitartrate.

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bitartrate British  

/ baɪˈtɑːˌtreɪt /

noun

1. Also called: hydrogen tartrate.  (not in technical usage) a salt or ester of tartaric acid containing the monovalent group -HC 4 H 4 O 6 or the ion HC 4 H 4 O 6 ^–

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Etymology

Origin of bitartrate

First recorded in 1875–80; bi- ¹ + tartrate

Example Sentences

Potassium bitartrate crystallizes and collects in fermentation tanks, and is removed and purified to make the bright white powder.

From Time Magazine Archive

Learn: Cream of tartar is the culinary name for potassium bitartrate, a by-product of winemaking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Argols, scales that form on the lining of old wine vats, are a crude form of potassium bitartrate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its effect is increased by dissolving a teaspoonful of potassium bitartrate in a gobletful of water, and allowing the patient to drink from it.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Those which have been most used are the acetates of ammonium and potassium, the bitartrate and citrate of potassium, and spiritus �theris nitrosi.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various