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Webster 1913 Edition


Tannin

Tan′nin

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
tannin
.]
(Chem.)
Same as
Tannic acid
, under
Tannic
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tannin

TAN'NIN

,
Noun.
The chimical name of that astringent substance contained in vegetables, particularly in the bark of the oak and chestnut, and in gall-nut; the substance used to change raw hides into leather.

Definition 2024


Tannin

Tannin

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German

Noun

Tannin n

  1. tannin

tannin

tannin

See also: Tannin

English

Noun

tannin (plural tannins)

  1. (chemistry) Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

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