TANNIC ACID
\tˈanɪk ˈasɪd], \tˈanɪk ˈasɪd], \t_ˈa_n_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of TANNIC ACID
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A lustrous powder, yellow to light-brown in color, that is found in tree bark (particularly oak), fruits, leaves, and tea. It is used medicinally as an astringent, commercially in tanning hides, and as a dye mordant. (Saunders Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984). It is also used as a histological fixative and stain.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An astringent principle in vegetables.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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