a. Chem. [ad. F. tartrélique (Frémy, 1838), arbitrarily formed, along with TARTRALIC, q.v., to indicate derivation from tartaric acid by further heating; the a and e indicating the order of production of these modifications. (Annales de Chimie, LXVIII. (1838).)] In tartrelic acid, soluble tartaric anhydride, C4H4O5 = C4H6O6—H2O, obtained as a yellowish deliquescent mass by quickly heating small quantities of tartaric acid. Its salts are Tartrelates. See TARTRALIC.
1838. R. D. Thomson, in Brit. Ann., 319. Tartrelic acid.
1857. Miller, Elem. Chem., III. 332 [see TARTRALIC].
1868. Watts, Dict. Chem., V. 691. Chloride or acetate of calcium added to the solution [of tartrelic acid] throws down tartrelate of calcium.
