Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tannin

/ˈtænɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: tan-nin
IPA: /ˈtænɪn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

noun

An evil sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology.

Example Sentences

"Various substances act by entering into combination, and the divellent tendencies of the affinities of the constituents of those substances are overcome, among those are corrosive sublimate, copperas, tannin, wood, vinegar and creosotte."

Etymology

From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: tannin, tannum, *tannos, תַּנִּין

Inflected Forms

tannins (plural) tanninim (plural)

Derived Forms

chrysotannin ellagitannin gallotannin hamamelitannin iodotannin nontannin pseudotannin tanniferous tannigen tannined tanniniferous tanninlike

Phrases

Aleppo tannin

Synonyms

E181 when used as a food colouring tannic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce tannin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtænɪn/.
What does tannin mean?: Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
Where does tannin come from?: It is traced to French.

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