English Explanatory Dictionary

tannin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
noun
  1. An evil sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology.

Pronunciation

/ˈtænɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tannin.wav

Word forms

tannin tannins tanninim

Etymology

From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in.

Synonyms

E181 when used as a food colouring

Derived words

chrysotannin ellagitannin iodotannin nontannin pseudotannin tanniferous tannigen tannined tanniniferous tanninlike tannoform
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