tannicity

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noun

The relative amount of tannin in something (especially in a wine).

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountannicity (countable and uncountable, plural tannicities)

plural tannicities

  1. countableuncountableThe relative amount of tannin in something (especially in a wine).

Origin

From tannic + -ity. By surface analysis, tann- + -ity or tanni- + -ty or tann- + -i- + -ty.

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Translations

Italian tannicità
  • tannicitàtannin levels
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APA

tannicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tannicity

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“tannicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tannicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tannicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tannicity.

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