tannic acid
English edit
Etymology edit
Calque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.
Noun edit
tannic 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 edit
any of various complex phenols
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