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Definition of: tannin
(tan′in) noun Chem.
Any of a group of amorphous, brownish-white, astringent compounds that form shiny scales when extracted, as with water, from gallnuts, sumac, etc. Their principal applications in the arts are in the preparation of ink and the manufacture of leather. Also tannic acid. [<F tanin <tan tan]
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