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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PYROTARTARIC, PYROTARTAROUS

a.[Gr. , fire and tartar. ] Denoting an acid obtained by distilling pure tartrite of potash.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PYROTARTARIC

Pyr `o *tar *tar "ic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + tartaric. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of tartaric acid.