tartaric

[ tahr-tar-ik, -tahr- ]

/ tɑrˈtær ɪk, -ˈtɑr- /

pertaining to or derived from tartar.

Origin of tartaric

First recorded in 1780–90; tartar + -ic

an·ti·tar·tar·ic, adjective

If the berries be over-ripe, then the saccharine prevails, and there is a deficiency of tartaric acid.

Gatherings From Spain |Richard Ford
Tartaric Acid, though not a corrosive, may be here placed along with the other vegetable acids.

Memoranda on Poisons |Thomas Hawkes Tanner
No precipitate with tartaric acid, nor with bichloride of platinum.

Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |W. G. Aitchison Robertson
Tamarinds owe their grateful acidity to the presence of citric, tartaric, and other vegetable acids.

Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture |William Saunders

A stronger and weaker discharge is made of the same materials; and one is made without the tartaric acid.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

tartaric

/ (tɑːˈtærɪk) /

of, concerned with, containing, or derived from tartar or tartaric acid

Tartaric

/ (tɑːˈtærɪk) /

a variant spelling of Tataric See Tatarian