Defn: A salt of tartronic acid.
TARTRONIC
Tar*tron"ic, a. Etym: [Tartro- + malonic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also hydroxy malonic acid) obtained, by reducing mesoxalic acid, as a white crystalline substance.
TARTRONYL
Tar"tro*nyl, n. Etym: [Tartronic + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.
TARTROVINIC
Tar`tro*vin"ic, a. Etym: [Tartro- + vinic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now called ethyltartaric acid.
TARTUFFE; TARTUFE
Tar*tuffe", Tar*tufe", n. Etym: [F. tartufe.]
Defn: A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in
Fiction.
TARTUFFISH; TARTUFISH
Tar*tuff"ish, Tar*tuf"ish, a.