tannic acid

English

Etymology

From French acide tannique, inroduced 1834 by French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.

Noun

tannic acid (countable and uncountable, plural tannic acids)

(chemistry) any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees; used in tanning

Translations

any of various complex phenols

Finnish: parkkihappo (fi)
French: acide tannique (fr) m
German: Gerbsäure f

Italian: acido tannico (it) m
Polish: kwas taninowy m

See also

tannin

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