Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tannigen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ni-gen
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acetyl derivative of tannic acid once used as an astringent.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From tannin + -gen. By surface analysis, tanni- + -gen or tann- + -igen.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tannin

Usage

Questions

What does tannigen mean?: An acetyl derivative of tannic acid once used as an astringent.
Where does tannigen come from?: From tannin + -gen. By surface analysis, tanni- + -gen or tann- + -igen.

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