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tannic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tannic \Tan"nic\, a. Of or pertaining to tan; derived from or resembling, tan; as tannic acid. {Tannic acid}. (Chem.) a An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous substance, {C14H10O9}, having an astringent taste, and forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which is the basis of common ink. Called also {tannin}, and {gallotannic acid}. b By extension, any one of a series of astringent substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow, catechu, tea, coffee, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tannic adj : derived from or resembling, tan or tannin
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