Where does “tartramic acid” come from?
tartramic acid (English) comes from English tartro-, from Old French tartre, from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον, from Arabic دُرْدِيّ, from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to- — to have diarrhea.
tartramic acid (English): The monoamide of tartaric acid
Definitions
- The monoamide of tartaric acid
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