[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tartaric \tartar"ic\, a. chem.
   of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling,
   tartar.
   1913 webster

   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, c2h2oh2.co2h2, 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.
       1913 webster
see also:
tartaric acid c2h2oh2.co2h2 dextro-tartaric acid 

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