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tannic acids

tannic acids is the plural of tannic acid.

Meaning of tannic acid

Noun

tannic acid (countable and uncountable, plural tannic acids)

  1. Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in tanning.
    • 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

Questions about tannic acids

What is tannic acids the plural of?
Tannic acids is the plural of tannic acid.

Words near tannic acids in the dictionary

  1. tannest
  2. tanni-
  3. tannia
  4. tannic
  5. tannic acid
  6. tannic acids
  7. tannicities
  8. tannicity
  9. tannie
  10. tannier
  11. tannies

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