noun
- Plural of bitartrate; salts or esters containing one acidic hydrogen of tartaric acid, commonly used in food and pharmaceutical applications.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Potassium bitartrate is a common ingredient in baking powder.
- The bitartrates in wine can crystallize during storage.
- Sodium bitartrate is used as a food additive and preservative.
- Bitartrates are formed when tartaric acid reacts with one equivalent of a base.
- The pharmaceutical industry uses various bitartrates in drug formulations.