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caffetannic acid

caffetannic acid noun: a supposed compound found in coffee beans, once thought to be a kind of tannin obtained from coffee beans, now regarded as a mixture of chlorogenic acid and other stuff.

Noun

caffetannic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed compound found in coffee beans, once thought to be a kind of tannin obtained from coffee beans, now regarded as a mixture of chlorogenic acid and other stuff.

Origin of caffetannic acid

caffeic + tannic + acid.

Questions about caffetannic acid

What does caffetannic acid mean?
Caffetannic acid means a supposed compound found in coffee beans, once thought to be a kind of tannin obtained from coffee beans, now regarded as a mixture of chlorogenic acid and other stuff.
What part of speech is caffetannic acid?
Caffetannic acid is a noun.

Words near caffetannic acid in the dictionary

  1. caffers
  2. Cafferty
  3. Caffertys
  4. Caffery
  5. Cafferys
  6. caffetannic acid
  7. caffetiere
  8. caffetieres
  9. Caffey
  10. caffiene
  11. Caffiers

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