tannic acid in the PONS Dictionary

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Moreover, with some phytophthoric diseases, no tannic acid is generated.
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Sometimes extracts from chestnut or oak wood are also described as tannic acid but this is an incorrect use of the term.
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It was given a round of mechanical cleaning (scraping the rust off) and then treated with tannic acid to seal the metal.
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The leaves and the bark were traditionally used in tanning and contain tannic acid.
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My face and hands had been scrubbed and then sprayed with tannic acid.
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The cannon is then washed in deionized water to remove the electrolyte, and is treated in tannic acid, which prevents further rust and gives the metal a bluish-black colour.
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The origin of the name is not clear, but it may stem from the natural tannic acid that darkens the water in places.
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The introduction of tannic acid treatment of severe burn injuries in the 1920s significantly reduced mortality rates.
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Further to this, tannic acid is the principle but perhaps minimally effective ingredient in anti-allergen sprays.
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While tannic acid is a specific type of tannin (plant polyphenol), the two terms are sometimes (incorrectly) used interchangeably.
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