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Meaning of tannic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تنين
Català àcid tànnic
Deutsch Gerbsäure
Suomi parkkihappo
Français acide tannique
Italiano acido tannico
Română acid tanic
Русский дуби́льная кислота́

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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See also

tannicity tannie tannigen Tannin tanninbush Tanning

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