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

The fox-glove is, perhaps, possessed of the greatest power, combined with nitre, squills, and bitartrate of potash.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

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