A salt of tartaric acid.
- acid t. a salt of tartaric acid which contains an acid group still capable of combining with a base; e.g., bitartrate.
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tar·trate 'tär-.trāt n a salt or ester of tartaric acid
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tar·trate (tahrґtrāt) [L. tartras] any salt of tartaric acid.Medical dictionary. 2011.