Catechins is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.
You can make 549 anagrams from letters in catechins (accehinst).
First recorded in 1850-55; catech(u) + -in2
It contains a crystallisable principle (margosine) and an astringent principle (catechin).
It contains 60 % of tanning matter and a large proportion of catechin similar to that contained in gambier, but much redder.
It contains two coloring principles, catechin and catechu-tannic acid.
Catechu tannin and catechin are compounds of the catechol tannin type.
Apples contain an anti-inflammatory flavonoid called quercetin, while red wine contains the flavonoid catechin.
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