pyrotartaric acid
Chemistry. Now rare
noun
A crystalline carboxylic acid obtained from the destructive distillation of tartaric acid.
- Systematic name: methylbutanedioic acid; HOOCCH(CH3)CH2COOH..
Origin
Late 18th century.
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