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tannic acid

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees; used in tanning.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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