tartrazine Syllabification: (tar·tra·zine)Pronunciation: /ˈtärtrəˌzēn, -zin/Definition of tartrazine noun Chemistry a brilliant yellow synthetic dye derived from tartaric acid and used to color food, drugs, and cosmetics. Origin: late 19th century: from French tartre 'tartar' + azo- + -ine4tartrazine in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tartrazine in the British & World English dictionary
