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tannin en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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tannins Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nontannin · tannigen · tanniniferous · chrysotannin · ellagitannin · hamamelitannin · tanninlike · Aleppo tannin · tanniferous · tannoform · gallotannin · pseudotannin · tannined · iodotannin

Synonyms

E181 when used as a food colouring

Translations (22)

es tanino (tannic acid) · io tanino (tannic acid) · gl tanino (tannic acid) · de Tannin (tannic acid) · fi tanniini (tannic acid) · eo tanino (tannic acid) · ca taní (tannic acid) · cmn 鞣酸 (tannic acid) · cmn 单宁 (tannic acid) · tr tanen (tannic acid) · bg тани́н (tannic acid) · it tannino (tannic acid) · pl tanina (tannic acid) · fr tanin (tannic acid) · da tannin (tannic acid) · cs tanin (tannic acid) · pt tanino (tannic acid) · ru танин (tannic acid) · uk танін (tannic acid) · fa تانن (tannic acid) · hu csersav (tannic acid) · fa تنین (tannic acid)

tannin en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn).

Meanings

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

Forms

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tanninim Number=Plur lexicographic