tannic acid

English

Etymology

Calque of French acide tannique, introduced 1834 by the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze.

Noun

tannic acid (countable and uncountable, plural tannic acids)

(chemistry) Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees; used in tanning.

Translations

any of various complex phenols

Catalan: àcid tànnic m
Finnish: parkkihappo (fi)
French: acide tannique (fr) m
German: Gerbsäure f
Italian: acido tannico (it) m
Polish: kwas taninowy m
Romanian: acid tanic (ro) m
Russian: дуби́льная кислота́ f (dubílʹnaja kislotá)
Swedish: garvsyra c

See also

tannin

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