English Explanatory Dictionary

tannic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in tanning.

Word forms

tannic acid tannic acids

Etymology

Calque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.

Related words

tannin tannogallic acid

Derived words

acetyltannic acid mimotannic acid tannate
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