tartaric acid

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolácido tartárico

Françaisacide tartrique

DeutschWeinsäure

13 more languages

Catalààcid tartàric

Češtinakyselina vinná

Suomiviinihappo

Magyarborkősav

Italianoacido tartarico

日本語酒石酸

Македонскивинска киселина

Nederlandswijnsteenzuur

Portuguêsácido tartárico

Românăacid tartric

Русскийви́нная кислота́

Svenskavinsyra

Türkçetartarik asit

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

tartarin tartarine tartarisation Tartarish tartarization tartaroborate

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