tannin

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/ˈtænɪn/

Definition of tannin

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noun

Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

“Various substances act by entering into combination, and the divellent tendencies of the affinities of the constituents of those substances are overcome, among those are corrosive sublimate, copperas, tannin, wood, vinegar and creosotte.”

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noun

Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

“Various substances act by entering into combination, and the divellent tendencies of the affinities of the constituents of those substances are overcome, among those are corrosive sublimate, copperas, tannin, wood, vinegar and creosotte.”
An evil sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology.

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

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