tartrelic acid

noun

An anhydride, C₄H₄O₅, of tartaric acid.

OriginFrench tartrélique →
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Meanings

nountartrelic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn anhydride, C₄H₄O₅, of tartaric acid.

Origin

  1. Frenchtartrélique
  2. Englishtartrelic acid

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

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