- tartramide
- \\ˈtär.trəˌmīd, -_mə̇d\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tartr- + amide: a crystalline compound H2NCO(CHOH)2CONH2 made by the action of alcoholic ammonia on a tartaric ester : the amide of tartaric acid
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ˈtartraˌmide Chem.The amide of tartaric acid, C4H4(NH2)2O4, a crystalline body produced by passing dry ammonia gas into an alcoholic solution of tartaric ether.Watts Dict. Chem. V. 697.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.