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Definition of Catechin
1. Noun. A tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance.
Definition of Catechin
1. n. One of the tannic acids, extracted from catechu as a white, crystalline substance; -- called also catechuic acid, and catechuin.
Definition of Catechin
1. Noun. (organic compound) catechol ¹
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Definition of Catechin
1. a chemical used in dyeing [n -S]
Medical Definition of Catechin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Catechin
Literary usage of Catechin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Kostanecki and Lampo have assigned the following constituí ion to catechin : —
OH /\ OH ОН ч ,— СН(ОН)— ч / -CH, and this is in harmony with many of the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"When catechin is treated with carbon tetra- chloride and aqueous potassium
hydroxide, it yields catechin carboxylic acid, colourless needles, ..."
3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1858)
"The catechin which separates from an aqueous solution of ... [According to
Neubauer, catechin is not formed by oxidation of ..."
4. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1862)
"catechin precipitates perchloride of iron of a dark green colour. It is soluble
in the dilute acids : when treated with oil of vitriol it gives a purple ..."
5. An Introduction to the Chemistry of Plant Products by Paul Haas, Thomas George Hill (1917)
"catechin. This substance, which is obtained from Acacia catechu, ... catechin may
be prepared by extracting powdered catechu with ether; the crude material ..."
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