pinitannic acid

noun

An acid found in the aqueous extract of the green parts of the arborvitae and found with pinipicrin in the needles of old Scottish fir trees.

Meanings

nounpinitannic acid (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryAn acid found in the aqueous extract of the green parts of the arborvitae and found with pinipicrin in the needles of old Scottish fir trees.
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