What is a salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar called?
bitartrate — A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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