tartrate

[ tahr-treyt ]

/ ˈtɑr treɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of tartaric acid.

Nearby words

tartine, tartini, tartini, giuseppe, tartlet, tartly, tartrate, tartrated, tartrazine, tartu, tartuffe, tartuffery

Origin of tartrate

1785–95; tartr- (combining form representing tartar) + -ate²

Related formssu·per·tar·trate, noun

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Examples from the Web for tartrate

Diaphoretics produce perspiration, such as tartrate of antimony, &c.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
Chinolin (tartrate) has been used locally by O. Seifert,47 Mller, and others.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Made with tartrate of manganese, as syrup of malate of manganese.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Citrate or tartrate, flavoured with oil of valerian, is frequently sold for it.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

The salts of ammonia (especially the acetate and tartrate) dissolve the sulphate, and it is also soluble in hyposulphite of soda.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for tartrate

tartrate

/ (ˈtɑːtreɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of tartaric acid

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Medicine definitions for tartrate

tartrate

[ tär′trāt′ ]

n.

A salt or ester of tartaric acid.

Science definitions for tartrate

tartrate

[ tär′trāt′ ]

A salt or ester of tartaric acid, containing the group C4H4O6.