English Explanatory Dictionary

morintannic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variety of tannic acid extracted as a yellow crystalline substance from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly Morus tinctoria), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), and from leaves of common guava (Psidium guajava).

Word forms

morintannic acid moritannic acid

Etymology

From morin (“moric acid”) (from Latin morus (“fustic”)) + English tannic.

Synonyms

maclurin
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