bitartrate

[ bahy-tahr-treyt ]

nounChemistry.

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.

Origin of bitartrate

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

Words Nearby bitartrate

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How to use bitartrate in a sentence

Cream of tartar is bitartrate of potassium and is obtained from the lees deposited in wine casks.
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I have found bitartrate of potassium the most grateful and efficient saline for depurative action.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I | Various
bitartrate of potassium, Seidlitz powders, or solutions of citrate of magnesia may be also administered if indicated.
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Lemonade holding bitartrate of potassium in solution is generally the most acceptable, and probably the most efficient.
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The bowels were kept open by jalap and the potassium bitartrate.
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British Dictionary definitions for bitartrate

bitartrate

/ (baɪˈtɑːˌtreɪt) /

noun

(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 –: Also called: hydrogen tartrate

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