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tannic

[ tan-ik ]

adjective

  1. Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
  2. (of wine) having an astringent taste imparted by the presence of tannin.


tannic

/ ˈtænɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, containing, or produced from tan, tannin, or tannic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • non·tannic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tannic1

1825–35; tan 1 or tann(in) + -ic
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Example Sentences

A leading wine magazine reviewed this wine in March 2020 as “pushy, raw and almost unfriendly in how tannic it is.”

The result is a slightly cloudy, mildly tannic and “chewy” wine with noticeable grip on the palate.

In Asturias, the cider apples are more bitter and tannic than in other regions.

It may be delightfully chewy, richly tannic, and marvelous for sipping one sultry night on the quarterdeck of your yacht.

He showed that the fustin-tannide could be decomposed by acetic acid into tannic acid and a glucoside, fustin C46H42O21.

Tannic and gallic acids are obtained from them and the bark of many is useful for tanning.

Its styptic properties are undoubtedly due to tannic acid, as all the tests I have been able to make prove this to be the case.

A teaspoonful of tannic acid should be added to the water in the jug prior to the commencement of the experiment.

As an external astringent, it is greatly inferior to tannic acid.

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Tannhäusertannic acid