HyperDic: tannic_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression tannic acid:
NOUNsubstancetannic acid, tanninany of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin
English > tannic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine.
Synonymtannin
NarrowercatechinA tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
cutch, kutchtannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
BroaderphenolAny of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds
Spanishácido tánico, tanino
Catalanàcid tànnic, taní

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