tartaric

American  

[tahr-tar-ik, -tahr-] / tɑrˈtær ɪk, -ˈtɑr- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from tartar.

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Tartaric ¹ British  

/ tɑːˈtærɪk /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of Tataric See Tatarian

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tartaric ² British  

/ tɑːˈtærɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, containing, or derived from tartar or tartaric acid

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Other Word Forms

• antitartaric adjective

Etymology

Origin of tartaric

First recorded in 1780–90; tartar + -ic

Example Sentences

If eaten, the tartaric acid in grapes or raisins may cause acute kidney disease.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022

A transparency tab lists ingredients — organic grapes, sulfites, cream of tartar, tartaric acid, yeast, yeast nutrients and organic cane sugar for sparkling wine.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2022

Industrial winemakers today can simply take care of any potential problems in the cellar, adding products like Mega Purple, powdered tannin or tartaric acid to solve issues of color, structure or acidity.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2020

William Astbury, J. D. Bernal and Kathleen Lonsdale worked at the Royal Institution in London under physicist and Nobel laureate William Henry Bragg, studying small molecules such as tartaric acid.

From Nature • Apr. 15, 2019

It corresponds to tartaric acid, and, like this substance, it occurs in four stereo-isomeric forms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various