Where does “tartaric acid” come from?
tartaric acid (English) comes from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον, from Arabic دُرْدِيّ, from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.
tartaric acid (English): The aldaric acid, "2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid",...
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- The aldaric acid, "2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid",...
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