Tartaric
[tɑ:'tærik]
Definition
(adj.) relating to or derived from or resembling tartar; 'tartaric acid' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.
(a.) Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling, tartar.
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Examples
- Do not be afraid of the tartaric acid, as it is harmless. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He had made a capital di scovery of far-reaching importance, namely, that racemic acid is composite, consisting of dextro-tartaric and l?vo-tartaric acids . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He succeeded in keeping alive one of the c ommonest moulds on the surface of ashes and racemic acid, and saw the l?vo-tartaric acid appear. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The powders that are sold for making soda-water, by mixing them together, consist of carbonate of soda and tartaric acid. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Among these is common tartaric acid--the acid of grape-juice, obtained from wine lees. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- There is the further disadvantage attending such powders, that the tartrate of soda, formed by the tartaric acid and the carbonate of soda, employed to generate the gas, is drunk with the water. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Racemic acid, however, which is identical with tartaric acid in i ts chemical constituents, is optically inactive, rotating the plane of polarized light n either to the right nor the left. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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