Definitions for tannins

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tannins tan·nin

Spelling: [tan-in]

IPA: /ˈtæn ɪn/

Tannins is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 95 anagrams from letters in tannins (ainnnst).

Definitions for tannins

noun

1. Chemistry. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs in large quantities in nutgalls (common tannin, tannic acid)
2. any of these compounds occurring in wine and imparting an astringent taste, especially in red wine.

Origin of tannins

1795-1805; earlier tanin tan¹, -in²

Examples for tannins

Cioffi and tannin have both pleaded not guilty, so presumably they will also argue they did nothing wrong.

To be sure, the case against Cioffi and tannin, such as it is, has some noteworthy elements.

And yet, late last week, Cioffi and tannin were found not guilty of all charges.

Sorry, tannin fans: “In contrast to results for coffee, no effect was observed for drinking tea,” the authors avow.

There is no deception about it: it tastes of tannin and spruce and creosote.

The tannin unites with the gelatine; and thus the hide becomes leather.

It is sold in the form of crushed leaves or as a powder (15-20% tannin).

It is lots of work to get the tannin out of oak or hemlock bark.

Spanish oak, which has an open grain and high levels of tannin, gives you dried fruit, spice, and even chocolate flavors.

Animal skins also, in any form, uncombined with tannin, may be worked into glue.