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TANNIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine

Synonyms:

tannic acid; tannin

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("tannic acid" is a kind of...):

phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tannic acid"):

cutch; kutch (tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas)

catechin (a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance)

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