tannate

American  

[tan-eyt] / 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

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 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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 Thomas, Jerome Beers

We then dip the mordanted piece of cotton into the colour bath, containing, for instance, Magenta, and it is dyed a fine red, composed of a tannate of antimony and Magenta.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

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

"A gelatine lozenge dropped into the tea cup precipitates the tannin in the form of tannate of gelatine," said the clergyman to Miss Mergle, in a confidential bray.

From The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)