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gallotannin

chemical compound
Also known as: common tannic acid
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  • Chestnut oak
    tannin

    Gallotannin, or common tannic acid, is the best known of the hydrolyzable tannins. It is produced by extraction with water or organic solvents from the galls of certain trees, notably the Aleppo oak (Quercus infectoria) and Chinese nutgall (Rhus chinensis). Tara, the pod from Caesalpinia…

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    Gallotannin, or common tannic acid, is the best known of the hydrolyzable tannins. It is produced by extraction with water or organic solvents from the galls of certain trees, notably the Aleppo oak (Quercus infectoria) and Chinese nutgall (Rhus chinensis). Tara, the pod from Caesalpinia…

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