tannic acid
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[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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