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morintannic acid

morintannic acid noun: a variety of tannic acid extracted as a yellow crystalline substance from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly Morus tinctoria), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), and from leaves of common guava (Psidium guajava).

Noun

morintannic acid (uncountable)

  1. A variety of tannic acid extracted as a yellow crystalline substance from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly Morus tinctoria), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), and from leaves of common guava (Psidium guajava).
    Synonyms:
    maclurin

Synonyms of morintannic acid

Forms of morintannic acid

alternative formmoritannic acid

Origin of morintannic acid

From morin (“moric acid”) (from Latin morus (“fustic”)) + English tannic.

Questions about morintannic acid

What does morintannic acid mean?
Morintannic acid means a variety of tannic acid extracted as a yellow crystalline substance from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly Morus tinctoria), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), and from leaves of common guava (Psidium guajava).
What part of speech is morintannic acid?
Morintannic acid is a noun.

Words near morintannic acid in the dictionary

  1. moringuid
  2. moringuids
  3. Morinoia
  4. morinol
  5. morinols
  6. morintannic acid
  7. Morinville
  8. Morio
  9. morio worm
  10. morio worms
  11. Morioka

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