tartrate

noun tar·trate \ˈtär-ˌtrāt\

Definition of TARTRATE

: a salt or ester of tartaric acid

International Scientific Vocabulary, from French tartre tartar, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tartarum

First Known Use: 1794

Medical Dictionary

noun tar·trate \ˈtär-ˌtrāt\

: a salt or ester of tartaric acid

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