Etymology

scytodepsic

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Today it means: Relating to tanning; applied to tannin and gallic acid. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκῦτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκῦτος“hide”
  2. English todayscytodepsic

From Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skûtos, “hide”) + δέψω (dépsō, “to soften”) + -ic.

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