tartrate

[ tahr-treyt ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of tartaric acid.

Origin of tartrate

1
1785–95; tartr- (combining form representing tartar) + -ate2

Other words from tartrate

  • su·per·tar·trate, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tartrate

tartrate

/ (ˈtɑːtreɪt) /


noun
  1. any salt or ester of tartaric acid

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Scientific definitions for tartrate

tartrate

[ tärtrāt′ ]


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

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