Bi·tar'trate noun (Chemistry) A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/58
a tartrate in which only one of the two acidic hydrogen atoms of tartaric acid is replaced by a metal or positive group; an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate, as sodium bitartrate. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/bitartrate