tannic acid

English

Etymology

Calque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.

Noun

tannic acid (countable and uncountable, plural tannic acids)

1. (biochemistry) Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in tanning.
   • 1864, Edward Parrish, A Treatise on Pharmacy, page 640:

     Its salts resemble those of caffeina. The tannate is soluble in an excess of tannic acid, in alcohol and boiling water.

Related terms

• tannin
• tannogallic acid

Translations

any of various complex phenols

• Catalan: àcid tànnic m
• Finnish: parkkihappo (fi)
• French: acide tannique (fr) m
• German: Gerbsäure f
• Italian: acido tannico (it) m
• Polish: kwas taninowy m
• Romanian: acid tanic (ro) m
• Russian: дуби́льная кислота́ f (dubílʹnaja kislotá)
• Swedish: garvsyra c