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tartaric acid

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tartaric acid/tɑːtarɪkˈasɪd/

▶noun Chemistry a crystalline organic acid which is present especially in unripe grapes and is used in baking powders and as a food additive.

– origin C18: from obs. Fr. tartarique, from med. L. tartarum (see tartar).

'tartaric acid' also found in these Oxford entries:

racemic - Seidlitz powder - tartrate - tartrazine

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