tannins
Meaning of tannins
plural noun
a yellowish or brownish bitter-tasting organic substance present in some galls, barks, and other plant tissues, consisting of derivatives of gallic acid.
early 19th century: from French tanin, from tan ‘tanbark’ (ultimately related to tan1) + -in1.
Information about tannins
- It is a name.
- The singular form of tannins is: tannin.
- Languages in which tannins is used:
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Hyphenation of tannins
tan-nins
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- tannins is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with tannins
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