tannic acid
English
editEtymology
editCalque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.
Noun
edittannic acid (countable and uncountable, plural tannic acids)
- (chemistry) Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees; used in tanning.
Translations
editany of various complex phenols
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