tartaric acid
/tɑːˈtærɪk/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a crystalline organic acid which is present especially in unripe grapes and is used in baking powders and as a food additive【化】酒石酸。
1.1
- A dibasic acid; chem. formula: COOH(CHOH)2COOH.一种二元酸; 化学分子式： COOH(CHOH)2COOH.
词源
late 18th cent.: tartaric from obsolete French tartarique, from medieval Latin tartarum （see TARTAR）.