tannic acid
tannic acid · tannic acids
дубильная кислота
Gerbsäure
Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in…Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in tanning.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in tanning.
Gerbsäure
дуби́льная кислота́dubílʹnaja kislotá
any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
any of various complex phenols:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of various complex phenols:
Origin
Calque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules PelCalque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.
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Forms
plural: tannic acids| Singular | tannic acid |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine:tannin
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedtannin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable