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quercitannoform

quercitannoform noun: tannoform derived from quercitannin or quercitannic, rather than gallotannic, acid.

Noun

quercitannoform (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Tannoform derived from quercitannin or quercitannic, rather than gallotannic, acid.
    • Quercitannoform, CH2(C1, H13O7)2 + H2O, from quercitannic acid and formaldehyde, is a reddish - yellow powder which blackens at 275°; it is insoluble in water, ammonia, and soda, and its solution in sulphuric acid, which[…]1896, Institute of Brewing (Great Britain), Journal of the Federated Institutes of Brewing, page 290
    • QUERCITANNOFORM is prepared in the same oak-bark, forming a yellowish-red powder, insoluble in water, alkalies and other organic solvents. In addition, Quecitannoform […]1896, The Pharmaceutical Era, page 455

Origin of quercitannoform

From quercitannin + -form (“formaldehyde”).

Questions about quercitannoform

What does quercitannoform mean?
Quercitannoform means tannoform derived from quercitannin or quercitannic, rather than gallotannic, acid.
What part of speech is quercitannoform?
Quercitannoform is a noun.

Words near quercitannoform in the dictionary

  1. quercins
  2. quercista
  3. quercitannic
  4. quercitannic acid
  5. quercitannin
  6. quercitannoform
  7. quercite
  8. quercitin
  9. quercitol
  10. quercitrin
  11. quercitron

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