Meanings
adjectivetartramic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryPertaining to tartramic acid (2-amino-3-hydroxy-3-oxopropanoic acid), the monoamide of tartaric acid.
Origin
From tart(a)r + -amic, representing tartaric acid plus an amide group.
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tartramic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartramic
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“tartramic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartramic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tartramic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tartramic.
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