Thesaurus: tartaric

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
2. a. Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar.
3. adj. relating to or derived from or resembling tartar
4. Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars. Tartarian lamb (Bot.), Scythian lamb. See Barometz. Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar. Tartaric acid. (a) An acid widely diffused throughout the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc., and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance, C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2, having a strong pure acid taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid. (b) By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid, levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acid proper is the type.
5. Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling,tartar. Tartaric acid. (a) An acid widely diffused throughout thevegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc., andobtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance,C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2, having a strong pure acid taste. It is used inmedicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also asa substitute for lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid. (b)By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid,levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acidproper is the type.
6. a. relating to or derived from or resembling tartar