Tannin Definition

tănĭn
tannins
noun
tannins
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 coffee and tea.
Webster's New World
Any of various other substances that promote the tanning of leather, such as chromium salts.
American Heritage

(chemistry) Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

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tannin
Plural:
tannins

Origin of Tannin

  • French from tan crushed oak bark from Old French from Medieval Latin tannum tan1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tannin Sentence Examples

  • Among other contents of the cell, fatty substances and tannin are known.

  • The bark of various Australian species, known as wattles, is also very rich in tannin and forms an important article of export.

  • The proteid matter combines with a part of the tannin in the wine, forming an insoluble tannate, and this gradually subsides to the bottom of the cask, dragging with it the mechanically suspended matters which are the main cause of the wine's turbidity.

  • Some wines, particularly those which lack acid or tannin, are very difficult to fine.

  • The wood contains no tannin, and for this reason quassia, like chiretta and calumba, may be preserved with iron.

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