tannic acid

noun

: tannin sense 1

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The structures were grown in a saline solution, and were composed of tannic acid and copper phosphate. — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2025 These are sweeter due to lower tannin (tannic acid) percentages. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024

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1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tannic acid was in 1836

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tannic acid

noun
tan·​nic acid
ˌtan-ik-
: tannin

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tannic acid

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tan·​nic acid ˌtan-ik- How to pronounce tannic acid (audio)
1
: a tannin occurring especially in extracts from nutgalls and yielding gallic acid on hydrolysis

called also digallic acid, gallotannic acid, gallotannin

2
: tannin sense 1

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