noun
rare ChemistryA salt or ester of pyrotartaric acid.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson (1773–1852), chemist. From pyro- + tartrate, after pyrotartaric.
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A salt or ester of pyrotartaric acid.
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson (1773–1852), chemist. From pyro- + tartrate, after pyrotartaric.