tannic acid
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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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