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tannin

Noun

tan=nin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tannin(n = noun.substance) tannic acid - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine; Array

has particulars: cutch, kutch, catechin

is a kind of phenol

Derived form adjective tannic₁

tannin, n. [Cf. F. tannin.].

Same as Tannic acid, under Tannic. [1913 Webster]

tannin, n. any of a group of complex organic compounds found in certain tree-barks and oak-galls, used in leather production and ink manufacture.

Etymology

F tanin (as TAN(1), -IN)

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