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noun
Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An evil sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tannic acid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: phenol
Narrower terms: cutch, kutch, catechin
History
From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in.
Borrowed from Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn).
Across languages
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