tartramide

noun

tar·​tra·​mide

ˈtär‧trəˌmīd,

-mə̇d

: a crystalline compound H₂NCO(CHOH)₂CONH₂ made by the action of alcoholic ammonia on a tartaric ester : the amide of tartaric acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tartr- + amide

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