Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various water-soluble polyphenols found in plant tissues that bind proteins and promote the tanning of leather.
- noun Any of various other substances that promote the tanning of leather, such as chromium salts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
tannic acid . Also calledtaya . Seetannic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Same as Tannic acid, under
tannic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry
Tannic acid or any of itsderivatives .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The preparation of pentagalloyl glucose has proved this compound to be nearly identical with tannin obtained from galls (_tannin_); a few other natural tannins belong to this type which Fischer terms acyl compounds of sugar with hydroxybenzoic acids.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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The term tannin comes from the use of plant extracts in the tanning of leather which bind protein to form insoluble tannin-protein complexes.
Chapter 4 1994
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For a cabernet to be this low in tannin, well, it's done on purpose.
Uncorked: Telling the difference between fine wine and Two Buck Chuck Tom Shroder 2010
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There is just a little skin tannin here and good, food-friendly acidity to bring structure.
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It's an aromatic, to be sure and low in tannin while good with extract and color.
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In the final blend you sometimes need grapes with too much acidity and tannin, in other words, grapes that might be left on the sorting room floor today.
One Sommelier's Fairy-Tale Success Will Lyons 2012
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Dry, but fruity, and with a little noticeable skin tannin this is a rose to enjoy with a wide range of foods.
WTN: Shinn Estate Vineyards 2007 Rose (North Fork of Long Island) 2008
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Dry, but fruity, and with a little noticeable skin tannin this is a rose to enjoy with a wide range of foods.
LENNDEVOURS: 2008
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The palate is richly flavorful with cherry, spice and earth and pleasant structure – the result of acidity and skin tannin rather than overbearing oak.
LENNDEVOURS: 2007
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The palate is richly flavorful with cherry, spice and earth and pleasant structure – the result of acidity and skin tannin rather than overbearing oak.
The 12 LI Wines of Christmas: #3 Raphael 2005 Cabernet Franc 2007
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