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tannigen

tannigen noun: an acetyl derivative of tannic acid once used as an astringent.

Noun

tannigen (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acetyl derivative of tannic acid once used as an astringent.

Origin of tannigen

From tannin + -gen. By surface analysis, tanni- + -gen or tann- + -igen.

Questions about tannigen

What does tannigen mean?
Tannigen means an acetyl derivative of tannic acid once used as an astringent.
What part of speech is tannigen?
Tannigen is a noun.

Words near tannigen in the dictionary

  1. tannicity
  2. tannie
  3. tannier
  4. tannies
  5. tanniferous
  6. tannigen
  7. tannin
  8. tanninbush
  9. tannined
  10. tanning
  11. tanning bed

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