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CATECHU TANNIC ACID

\katˈɛt͡ʃuː tˈanɪk ˈasɪd], \katˈɛt‍ʃuː tˈanɪk ˈasɪd], \k_a_t_ˈɛ_tʃ_uː t_ˈa_n_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\

Definitions of CATECHU TANNIC ACID

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A reddish, gummy substance contained in catechu and readily forming an acid, astringent solution in water. It is said to be the anhydrid of catechuic acid and to have a formula, C38H34O15.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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