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tannate

tannate noun: any salt or ester of tannic acid.

Noun

tannate (plural tannates)

  1. Any salt or ester of tannic acid.
    • Its salts resemble those of caffeina. The tannate is soluble in an excess of tannic acid, in alcohol and boiling water.1864, Edward Parrish, A Treatise on Pharmacy, page 640

Forms of tannate

pluraltannates

Origin of tannate

From tannic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). By surface analysis, tann- + -ate.

Questions about tannate

What does tannate mean?
Tannate means any salt or ester of tannic acid.
What part of speech is tannate?
Tannate is a noun.
What is the plural of tannate?
The plural of tannate is tannates.

Words near tannate in the dictionary

  1. tannas
  2. Tannas Mount
  3. tannase
  4. Tannaserim
  5. tannases
  6. tannate
  7. tannates
  8. tanned
  9. tanned out
  10. tanned someone's hide
  11. tanned up

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