tartrate
noun
tar·trate ˈtär-ˌtrāt 
: a salt or ester of tartaric acid
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That idea was reinforced in the late 1930s with the publication of a paper on the use of ergotamine tartrate, an alkaloid that was known to constrict blood vessels. 
David Noonan, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2015 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 See More
David Noonan, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2015 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The drug with the most frequent clawbacks was zolpidem tartrate — generic Ambien, a drug used to treat insomnia. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from French tartre tartar, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tartarum
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
tartrate
noun
tar·trate ˈtär-ˌtrāt
: a salt or ester of tartaric acid
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