tannin

tannin
noun Etymology: French, from tanner to tan Date: 1802 1. any of various soluble astringent complex phenolic substances of plant origin used especially in tanning leather and dyeing fabric, manufacturing ink, clarifying wine and beer, and in medicine 2. a substance that has a tanning effect

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  • Tannin — bezeichnet eine chemische Verbindung, siehe Gallotannin Gruppe von chemischen Verbindungen, siehe Tannine, Tannin Verfahren ein Wesen aus der (hebräischen) Mythologie, siehe Tannin (Mythologie) Siehe auch Tanin …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tannin — (n.) vegetable substance capable of converting animal hide to leather, 1802, from Fr. tannin (1798), from tan crushed oak bark containing tannin (see TAN (Cf. tan) (v.)). Tannic acid first recorded 1836, from Fr. acide tannique, inroduced 1834 by …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tannin — Tan nin, n. [Cf. F. tannin.] (Chem.) Same as {Tannic acid}, under {Tannic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tannin — Tannin, so v.w. Gerbstoff …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tannīn — Tannīn, s. Gerbsäuren …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tannin — Tannin, s. Gerbsäure …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Tannin — Tannīn, s. Gerbsäuren …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tannin — Tannin, acidum Tannicum, s. Gerbesäuren …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • tannin — ► NOUN ▪ a yellowish or brownish bitter tasting organic substance present in tea, some barks, grapes, etc. DERIVATIVES tannic adjective. ORIGIN French tanin, from tan tanbark …   English terms dictionary

  • tannin — [tan′in] n. [Fr tanin < tan, TAN1 + in, IN1] any of a group of naturally occurring phenolic compounds that precipitate proteins, alkaloids, and glucosides from solution, and convert hide into leather, including tannic acid: some are present in …   English World dictionary

  • Tannin — For other uses, see Tannin (demon). Tannic acid …   Wikipedia

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