Meanings
nountartaric acid (countable and uncountable, plural tartaric acids)
plural tartaric acids
- countableuncountablebiochemistryThe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.
Synonyms: erythraric acid, uvic acid, E334 when used as an antioxidant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.
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Origin
- Medieval Latintartarum“tartar”
- Englishtartaric acid
From Medieval Latin tartarum (“tartar”).
More words from Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian винена киселина
- винена киселина (vinena kiselina)the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Catalan àcid tartàric
- àcid tartàricthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Chinese Mandarin 酒石酸
- 酒石酸 (jiǔshísuān)the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Czech kyselina vinná
- kyselina vinnáthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Dutch wijnsteenzuur
- wijnsteenzuurthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Esperanto tartrata acido
- tartrata acidothe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Finnish viinihappo
- viinihappothe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
French acide tartrique
- acide tartriquethe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
German Weinsäure
- Weinsäurethe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Greek τρυγικό οξύ
- τρυγικό οξύ (trygikó oxý)the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Hungarian borkősav
- borkősavthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Italian acido tartarico
- acido tartaricothe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Japanese 酒石酸
- 酒石酸 (shusekisan)the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Latvian vīnskābe
- vīnskābethe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Malay asid tartarik
- asid tartarikthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Polish kwas winowy
- kwas winowythe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Portuguese ácido tartárico
- ácido tartáricothe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Romanian acid tartric
- acid tartricthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Russian ви́нная кислота́
- ви́нная кислота́ (vínnaja kislotá)the aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Slovak kyselina vínna
- kyselina vínnathe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Spanish ácido tartárico
- ácido tartáricothe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Swedish vinsyra
- vinsyrathe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
Turkish tartarik asit
- tartarik asitthe aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind
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