Definition of Tannic
1. Adjective. Derived from tannin.
Definition of Tannic
1. a. Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan; as, tannic acid.
Definition of Tannic
1. pertaining to tannin [adj] - See also: tannin
Medical Definition of Tannic
1.
Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan; as, tannic acid. Tannic acid.
An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous substance, C14H10O9, having an astringent taste, and forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which is the basis of common ink. Called also tannin, and gallotannic acid. By extension, any one of a series of astringent substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow, catechu, tea, coffee, etc.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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