Crossword-Solution: TANNIN
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Tannin | n. | Same as Tannic acid, under Tannic. |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with TANNIN (5)
The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
But even that is better than doing nothing while I wait, and some one has to keep the doctors supplied with salicin and tannin, so, if I do, other folks needn't bother.” He arose and poured more sap into the kettles as it boiled away and replenished the fire.
McCreery mentions a case of accidental poisoning with half an ounce of tartar emetic successfully treated with green tea and tannin.
The bark of the latter is very rich in tannin, and is used by the natives in the preparation of hides.
The next time a woman with a cut head and long hair tackles you, fill up her scalp with lint and tannin, and pack her off to some of the big shops and make THEM pick it out.” And with a good-humored nod he started off to finish his interrupted visits.
Quotes with TANNIN (2)
Old Hubert must have had a premonition of his squalid demise. In October he said to me, ‘Forty-two years I’ve had this place. I’d really like to go back home, but I ain’t got the energy since my old girl died. And I can’t sell it the way it is now. But anyway before I hang my hat up I’d be curious to know what’s in that third cellar of mine.’The third cellar has been walled up by order of the civil defence authorities after the floods of 1910. A double barrier of cemented bri…
Under the snowcapped mountains of Fiordland National Park, freshwater streams empty into the saltwater fiords, creating a unique ecosystem. This is a heavily wooded park, so the water in the streams is stained with tannin, a substance found in plants that makes clean water seem dirty, though it isn't.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, New Yorker, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 36 times in crossword archives (1953–2023).