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tannin

/ˈtænɪn/

tannin noun: tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

Noun (1)

tannin (plural tannins)

  1. Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
    • Various substances act by entering into combination, and the divellent tendencies of the affinities of the constituents of those substances are overcome, among those are corrosive sublimate, copperas, tannin, wood, vinegar and creosotte.1847, editorial staff, “Preserving Animal Substances”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80
    Synonyms:
    E181 when used as a food colouring

Noun (2)

tannin (plural tannins or tanninim)

  1. An evil sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology.

tannin meaning in Tamil and Persian

tannin in Tamil

டான்னின், கழிச்சல் மருந்து, டேனின் துவர்ப்புப் பொருள், படிகப் பொருள், டானின், தானின்

tannin in Persian

tannic acid
تنین tanin, تانن tânan

Examples of tannin in a sentence

  • Tannins are related to lignosity, and thus are found mainly in woody plants.
  • It's a good source of polyphenols, such as flavonoids, tannins and saponin.
  • The valley floor is so level the slow-flowing current is often tinted brown with accumulated tannins.

All 23 example sentences with tannin

Synonyms of tannin

  • E181 when used as a food colouring

Forms of tannin

pluraltannins
pluraltanninim

Origin of tannin

From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in.

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn).

Words formed from tannin

Questions about tannin

What does tannin mean?
Tannin means tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
What is tannin in Tamil?
Tannin in Tamil is டான்னின், கழிச்சல் மருந்து, டேனின் துவர்ப்புப் பொருள். See Tannin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tannin?
Tannin is a noun.
How do you pronounce tannin?
Tannin is pronounced /ˈtænɪn/.
What is the plural of tannin?
The plural of tannin is tannins.

Words near tannin in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tannin (page history and authors); tannin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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