TANNIN


Meaning of TANNIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈta-nən ]

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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