bitartrate

[ bahy-tahr-treyt ]
/ baɪˈtɑr treɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a tartrate in which only one of the two acidic hydrogen atoms of tartaric acid is replaced by a metal or positive group; an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate, as sodium bitartrate.

Origin of bitartrate

First recorded in 1875–80; bi-1 + tartrate

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British Dictionary definitions for bitartrate

bitartrate
/ (baɪˈtɑːˌtreɪt) /

noun

(not in technical usage) a salt or ester of tartaric acid containing the monovalent group -HC 4 H 4 O 6 or the ion HC 4 H 4 O 6 – Also called: hydrogen tartrate

Medical definitions for bitartrate

bitartrate
[ bī-tär′trāt′ ]

n.

The group C4H5O6.
A salt of tartaric acid containing this group.