Etymology

tartrelic acid

Today it means: An anhydride, C₄H₄O₅, of tartaric acid. Full definition →

French tartrélique
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  1. French · borrowed fromtartrélique
  2. English todaytartrelic acid

From tartar (“the chemical compound”). Borrowed from French tartrélique.

Words from the same roots

Frenchtartrélique all →

tartrelic

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