tannate

American  

[tan-ayt] / ˈtæn eɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt of tannic acid.

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tannate British  

/ ˈtæneɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of tannic acid

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Etymology

Origin of tannate

First recorded in 1795–1805; tann(in) + -ate ²

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Example Sentences

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tannate

The original pigment—say blue or blue-black ink—is placed in the ink, to make the writing visible at first, and gradually fades, giving place to the black of the tannate which is formed.

From The Silent Bullet by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

Another method of mordanting cotton is to fix the metallic salt on the fibre as a tannate instead of an oleate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

This turbidity, if I remember the cyclopædia aright, is tannate of fibrin, or leather.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette

Pelletierine should not be administered to children, but Béranger-Féraud states that the tannate may be safely given them, as follows: Tannate of pelletierine 0.30 grams.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

They are usually applied to wool and silk in a neutral or slightly alkaline bath; on cotton they are fixed by means of tannate of antimony or tin.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various

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