Kurt Russell: …Stallone for the action comedy Tango & Cash (1989), which was critically panned but became a box-office hit.

Fleetwood Mac: …the noteworthy Mirage (1982) and Tango in the Night (1987) before the departure of Buckingham. Further lineup changes followed, but Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Buckingham, and Nicks reunited to perform at the inauguration of U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton in 1993 (Clinton had used “Don’t Stop” from Rumours as his…

Latin American dance: Dances of national identity (1800–1940): …category included the habanera, milonga, maxixe, and danzón. Because pelvic movement was included, whether soft sways as in the Cuban danzón or body-to-body hip grinds and the enlacing of the legs as in the Brazilian maxixe, the early 20th-century couple dances were seen as both titillating and wicked.

Golden Week: …Greenery Day (May 4), and Children’s Day (May 5).

Latin American dance: The Southern Cone: …and the new tango (tango nuevo) became a draw for young people who wanted to experiment with cross-gender leading or new combinations of steps.

touch reception, perception by an animal when in contact with a solid object. Two types of receptors are common: tactile hairs and subcutaneous receptors. Many animals, including some coelenterates, annelid worms, insects and many other arthropods, birds, and mammals, have hairs or hairlike

mechanoreception: The sense of touch: …the whole body surface is tangoreceptive, except for parts covered by thick, rigid shells (as in mollusks). Mechanical contact locally deforms the body surface; receptors typically are touch spots or free nerve endings within the skin, often associated with such specialized structures as tactile hairs. The skin area served by…

Tibet: Drainage and soils: …Lhasa: Lakes Dangre Yong (Tibetan: Tangra Yum), Nam, and Siling. South of Lhasa lie two other large lakes, Yamzho Yun (Yangzho Yong) and Puma Yung (Pumo). In western Tibet two adjoining lakes are located near the Nepal border—Lake Mapam, sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus, and Lake La’nga.

puzzle: A history of puzzles: The Stomachion puzzle, also called Archimedes’ Box, was a dissection puzzle with a square divided into 14 pieces. It challenged readers to make as many different arrangements as possible. Thanks to computational geometry, it is now known that there are 17,152 solutions. Archimedes’ Box is considered…

Tangshan, industrial city, eastern Hebei sheng (province), northeastern China. It is situated in the northeastern portion of the North China Plain, about 30 miles (48 km) north of the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli) and 65 miles (105 km) northeast of central Tianjin metropolis. Pop. (2002 est.) city,

Tangshan earthquake of 1976, earthquake on July 28, 1976, with a magnitude of 7.5, which nearly razed the Chinese coal-mining and industrial city of Tangshan, located about 68 miles (110 km) east of Beijing. The death toll, thought to be one of the largest natural disasters in recorded history, was

Eva Tanguay was an American singing and dancing comedienne billed as “the Girl Who Made Vaudeville Famous.” Tanguay went to the United States with her parents at an early age, obtained her first stage role at age eight, and later acted in variety, stock troupes, and musical comedy. At the turn of

Tangub, chartered city, northwestern Mindanao, Philippines. Located on the northern shore of Panguil Bay (an arm of Iligan Bay), it is just north of the narrow neck of land that connects the Zamboanga Peninsula with the main part of Mindanao. The principal occupation in the city is fishing, mostly

Tangun, mythological first king of the Koreans, the grandson of Hwanin, the creator, and the son of Hwanung, who fathered his child by breathing on a beautiful young woman. Tangun reportedly became king in 2333 bc. Legends about Tangun differ in detail. According to one account, Hwanung left heaven

Tajong-gyo, modern Korean millenarian sect that originated in the late 19th century. Tajong-gyo was formulated by Na Chul. It worships the Lord, the Light, or the Progenitor of the Heaven. The triune deity consists of Great Wisdom, Power, and Virtue, which are parallel to the mind, body, and breath

Gansu, sheng (province), north-central and northwestern China. It is bordered by Mongolia to the north, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the northeast, the Hui Autonomous Region of Ningxia and the province of Shaanxi to the east, the provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai to the south and

Tangut, people historically living in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi and the southwestern portion of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. They engaged in irrigated agriculture and pastoralism and—taking advantage of their location at the eastern end

Sino-Tibetan languages: Tibeto-Burman languages: Xixia (Tangut), and other languages. The Tibetan writing system (which dates from the 7th century) and the Burmese (dating from the 11th century) are derived from the Indo-Aryan (Indic) tradition. The Xixia system (developed in the 11th–13th century in northwestern China) was based on the…

Michel del Castillo: …a short novel, Tanguy (1957; A Child of Our Time). Though written as fiction, it is the story of his experiences as a political refugee and a prisoner in concentration camps, and, like The Diary of Anne Frank, it has the poignancy of a child’s witness to harrowing historical events.

Yves Tanguy was a French-born American painter who worked in a Surrealist style. After sailing with the French merchant marine, in 1922 Tanguy returned to Paris, where he worked odd jobs and began sketching in cafés. In 1923 a painting by Giorgio de Chirico that he saw in an art gallery made such a

Lantern Festival: …with fruits and nuts, called yuanxiao or tangyuan, are eaten during the festival. The round shape of the balls symbolizes wholeness and unity within the family.

Bstan-’gyur, the second great collection of Buddhist sacred writings in Tibet, comprising more than 3,600 texts filling some 225 volumes and supplementary to the canonical Bka’-’gyur (“Translation of the Buddha-Word”). This collection is made up of translations of works by individual Indian

taṇhā, (Pāli), in the Buddhist chain of dependent origination, the thirst that leads to attachment. See

Talmud and Midrash: Haggadic: The Tanḥuma (after the late-4th-century Palestinian amora Tanḥuma bar Abba), of which two versions are extant, is another important Pentateuchal Midrash. Additional Midrashic compilations include those to the books of Samuel, Psalms, and Proverbs. Mention should also be made of Pesiqta (“Section” or “Cycles”) deRab Kahana…

Tani Bunchō was a Japanese painter who founded an eclectic school influenced by Chinese, Japanese, and Western styles. The son of a poet, Tani studied first with a master of the Kanō school, stressing Chinese themes and techniques, and then with a painter of the Hoku-ga, or Northern school of

Nanjing Massacre: …World War II, Matsui and Tani Hisao, a lieutenant general who had personally participated in acts of murder and rape, were found guilty of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and were executed.

Tani Bunchō was a Japanese painter who founded an eclectic school influenced by Chinese, Japanese, and Western styles. The son of a poet, Tani studied first with a master of the Kanō school, stressing Chinese themes and techniques, and then with a painter of the Hoku-ga, or Northern school of

Tani Ryōko is a Japanese judoka, who became the first woman to win two Olympic titles (2000 and 2004) in judo. At age eight Tani followed her elder brother to the dojo (school for martial arts) and within months was throwing larger boys in competition. She achieved her first major victory in 1988

white cloud mountain minnow, (Tanichthys albonubes), small aquarium fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, native to White Cloud Mountain (Baiyun Shan), Guangdong province, China. It is a slender, hardy fish, about 4 cm (1.5 inches) long. It is greenish brown with a silvery belly and red patches on

Sergio Pitol: The novel El tañido de una flauta (1972; “The Twang of the Flute”), set in New York and Europe, played with cinematic conventions, while El desfile del amor (1984; “The Parade of Love”) used a murder mystery as a framework to experiment with narrative perspective. His later…

Buson was a Japanese painter of distinction but even more renowned as one of the great haiku poets. Buson came of a wealthy family but chose to leave it behind to pursue a career in the arts. He traveled extensively in northeastern Japan and studied haiku under several masters, among them Hayano

Yoshio Taniguchi was a Japanese architect best known as the designer of the early 21st-century expansion of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Yoshio Taniguchi was the son of Yoshiro Taniguchi, a noted figure in the modern architectural movement in Japan. He earned an undergraduate

Yoshio Taniguchi was a Japanese architect best known as the designer of the early 21st-century expansion of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Yoshio Taniguchi was the son of Yoshiro Taniguchi, a noted figure in the modern architectural movement in Japan. He earned an undergraduate

Tanimbar Islands, group of about 30 islands in Maluku Tenggara kabupaten (regency), Maluku provinsi (“province”), eastern Indonesia. The islands lie between the Banda and Arafura seas. The largest of the group is Yamdena Island, the principal town of which is Saumlaki, a port on the southern coast.

Tanimbar Islands, group of about 30 islands in Maluku Tenggara kabupaten (regency), Maluku provinsi (“province”), eastern Indonesia. The islands lie between the Banda and Arafura seas. The largest of the group is Yamdena Island, the principal town of which is Saumlaki, a port on the southern coast.

Tenasserim, narrow coastal region, southeastern Myanmar (Burma), bordered to the east by Thailand and to the west by the Andaman Sea. The Mergui Archipelago, with more than 200 islands of varying sizes, fringes the western shore. Tenasserim is dominated by the Tenasserim Range, which reaches a

Tenasserim: Tenasserim is dominated by the Tenasserim Range, which reaches a height of 6,801 feet (2,074 m), and is bisected by the Great Tenasserim River, which flows south to the Andaman Sea. Swamp forests are found on the east coast. The Tenasserim plains to the north are drained also by short…

Tanis, ancient city in the Nile River delta, capital of the 14th nome (province) of Lower Egypt and, at one time, of the whole country. The city was important as one of the nearest ports to the Asiatic seaboard. With the decline of Egypt’s Asiatic empire in the late 20th dynasty, the capital was

tanistry, a custom among various Celtic tribes—notably in Scotland and Ireland—by which the king or chief of the clan was elected by family heads in full assembly. He held office for life and was required by custom to be of full age, in possession of all his faculties, and without any remarkable

Tanit, chief goddess of Carthage, equivalent of Astarte. Although she seems to have had some connection with the heavens, she was also a mother goddess, and fertility symbols often accompany representations of her. She was probably the consort of Baal Hammon (or Amon), the chief god of Carthage,

Tanizaki Jun’ichirō was a major modern Japanese novelist, whose writing is characterized by eroticism and ironic wit. His earliest short stories, of which “Shisei” (1910; “The Tattooer”) is an example, have affinities with Edgar Allan Poe and the French Decadents. After moving from Tokyo to the

Tangier, port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay of the Strait of Gibraltar 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain; Tétouan lies about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast. Pop. (2004) 669,685. Tangier is built on the slopes of a chalky limestone hill. The old town

Thanjavur, city, eastern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It lies in the Kaveri (Cauvery) River delta, about 30 miles (50 km) east of Tiruchchirappalli. An early capital of the Chola empire from the 9th to the 11th century, it was important during the Vijayanagar, Maratha, and British periods.

Bandar Lampung, kota (city), capital of Lampung propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It lies at the head of Lampung Bay on the south coast of the island of Sumatra. Bandar Lampung was created in the 1980s from the amalgamation of the former provincial capital, Tanjungkarang, with the port

Jakarta: Transportation: The port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta is the largest in Indonesia, handling exports from West Java and a large proportion of Indonesia’s import trade; many goods are transshipped to other islands or harbours.

Johor Bahru, city, southern West Malaysia. It lies at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from Singapore Island by the Johor Strait. At this point, a short rail and road causeway (0.75 mile [1.2 km]) crosses the strait to link the mainland with Singapore. Founded by Temenggong

Bandar Lampung, kota (city), capital of Lampung propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. It lies at the head of Lampung Bay on the south coast of the island of Sumatra. Bandar Lampung was created in the 1980s from the amalgamation of the former provincial capital, Tanjungkarang, with the port

Surabaya: Surabaya’s port, Tanjungperak, lies just north of the city and next to Ujung, Indonesia’s main naval station. Of Indonesian cities, Surabaya is surpassed in size only by Jakarta and has remained the chief commercial center of eastern Java. From its port is shipped the bulk of Java’s…

Riau Islands: Tanjungpinang, on Bintan, is the provincial capital. Area 3,167 square miles (8,202 square km). Pop. (2010 prelim.) 1,679,163.

Bstan-’gyur, the second great collection of Buddhist sacred writings in Tibet, comprising more than 3,600 texts filling some 225 volumes and supplementary to the canonical Bka’-’gyur (“Translation of the Buddha-Word”). This collection is made up of translations of works by individual Indian

tank, any heavily armed and armoured combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. Tanks are essentially weapons platforms that make the weapons mounted in them more effective by their cross-country mobility and by the protection they provide for their crews. Weapons mounted

electronic vehicle game: Combat games: …combat vehicle games was Atari’s Tank (1974), a black-and-white arcade game for two people in which the players each used two joysticks to maneuver their tanks around an obstacle-strewn field while shooting at each other. Atari also produced two of the earliest arcade combat flight games—Pursuit (1975), a single-player simulation…

Life in a Bromeliad Pool: …interesting plants of the rainforest—the tank bromeliads. Most bromeliads are epiphytes—that is, plants that live attached to other vegetation. Many live high above the forest floor, deriving energy from photosynthesis, water from rain, and nutrients mainly from falling debris and windblown dust.

freight car: …car is the cylindrically shaped tank car constructed to carry a variety of liquids, including industrial chemicals.

tank destroyer, a highly mobile lightly armoured tank-type vehicle that was used to fight tanks in World War II. Tank destroyers tended to have relatively thin side and rear armour, and the gun was mounted in an open turret or in a casemate that had only a limited traverse. This made tank

Twyla Tharp: …publicly performed piece of choreography, Tank Dive, was presented in 1965 at Hunter College. Over the next several years she choreographed numerous pieces, many of which employed street clothes, a bare stage, and no music. With her offbeat, technically precise explorations of various kinds and combinations of movements, she built…

hydroponics, the cultivation of plants in nutrient-enriched water, with or without the mechanical support of an inert medium such as sand, gravel, or perlite. Plants have long been grown with their roots immersed in solutions of water and fertilizer for scientific studies of their nutrition. Early

wine: Tank fermentation: Additional differences between tank- and bottle-fermented wines may develop after secondary fermentation. Upon completion of fermentation, tank-fermented wines are filtered to remove the yeast deposit and then bottled. The filtration operation can introduce air, sometimes leading to oxidative changes affecting colour and taste.…

Ice-T: Acting career, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and other projects: … (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), and Tank Girl (1995). He also had guest-star roles on many TV shows, including New York Undercover and Batman Beyond. His first reality show, Ice-T’s Rap School, ran for one season on VH1 in 2006.

landing ship, tank (LST), naval ship specially designed to transport and deploy troops, vehicles, and supplies onto foreign shores for the conduct of offensive military operations. LSTs were designed during World War II to disembark military forces without the use of dock facilities or the various

Tank Man, unidentified Chinese man who on June 5, 1989, faced down a column of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) tanks on Chang’an Avenue in Beijing. The encounter came one day after the government launched a bloody crackdown that killed an unknown number of people in Beijing and cleared protesters

nuclear reactor: Water-cooled, plate-fuel reactors: …more convenient to employ a tank-type reactor, because it is simpler to control the flow path of pumped water in such a system. Low-power educational reactors also are available in the tank form. The core and reflector arrangement and the position of these components within the tank are similar in…

fat and oil processing: Alkali refining: In batch refining, the aqueous emulsion of soaps formed from free fatty acids, along with other impurities (soapstock), settles to the bottom and is drawn off. In the continuous system the emulsion is separated with centrifuges. After the fat has been refined, it is usually washed…

iron lung, mechanical medical device, sufficiently large to enclose most of an individual’s body, used to maintain respiration in persons who are unable to breathe on their own. An iron lung, the main portion of which consists of a horizontal metal cylinder, essentially acts as a mechanical

retting: Tank retting, an increasingly important method, allows greater control and produces more uniform quality. The process, usually employing concrete vats, requires about four to six days and is feasible in any season. In the first six to eight hours, called the leaching period, much of…

Kurt Tank was a leading aircraft designer and test pilot of the mid-20th century. After service in World War I, Tank studied electrical engineering at the Berlin Institute of Technology. In 1924, after earning his pilot’s license, he began work at the Rohrbach aircraft factory. There he established

Belarus: Literature: …note emerged from that area: Maksim Tank, author of the long poems Narach (1937) and Kalinowski (1938), and Natalla Arseneva, whose greatest poems are to be found in the collections Beneath the Blue Sky (1927), Golden Autumn (1937), and Today (1944).

nuclear reactor: Water-cooled, plate-fuel reactors: …more convenient to employ a tank-type reactor, because it is simpler to control the flow path of pumped water in such a system. Low-power educational reactors also are available in the tank form. The core and reflector arrangement and the position of these components within the tank are similar in…

thang-ka, (Tibetan: “something rolled up”), Tibetan religious painting or drawing on woven material, usually cotton; it has a bamboo-cane rod pasted on the bottom edge by which it can be rolled up. Thang-kas are essentially aids for meditation, though they may be hung in temples or at family

tanka, in literature, a five-line, 31-syllable poem that has historically been the basic form of Japanese poetry. The term tanka is synonymous with the term waka (q.v.), which more broadly denotes all traditional Japanese poetry in classical

Fujian: Population composition: The “boat people” (Tanka or Danjia), who live on boats in the streams and estuaries, are not recognized as a separate group.

Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht: …elected to a literary society, Tankarbyggarorden (“Order of the Thought Builders”), along with Finnish-born Gustav Philip Creutz and Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg. The society published the three-volume anthology that resulted from their literary collaboration, Våra försök (1753, 1754, 1756; “Our Attempts”). They themselves published a thoroughly revised two-volume edition of Våra

tankard, drinking vessel for ale or beer, widely used in northern Europe (especially Scandinavia, Germany, and the British Isles) and in colonial America from the second half of the 16th century until the end of the 18th century. The body is usually cylindrical, and it has a hinged lid (with or

tanker, ship designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk within its cargo spaces, without the use of barrels or other containers. Most tankers carry either crude oil from oil fields to refineries or petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, or petrochemical feedstock from refineries to

Tanker War, maritime component of the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) that involved strikes on oil tankers and merchant shipping in the Persian Gulf, especially from May 1984 until the end of the war. The Iran-Iraq War began with a strong offensive by Iraqi forces. A zealous Islamic Revolutionary Guard

tank: Interwar developments: …of 1,500 were small, machine-gun-armed tankettes. The United States had only about 300 machine-gun-armed light tanks. Most of the 2,000 tanks produced in Japan were equally lightly armed. By comparison, France had a more powerful tank force—2,677 modern tanks, of which, however, only 172 were the Char B, armed with…

Tänn Falls, waterfall in the län (county) of Jämtland, northwestern Sweden, on upper Indals River, between Tänn and Östra Norn lakes and near Mount Åreskutan (4,659 feet [1,420 m]). One of Sweden’s most impressive falls, it is split into two parallel cataracts, each about 81 feet (25 m) high. A

Tänn Falls, waterfall in the län (county) of Jämtland, northwestern Sweden, on upper Indals River, between Tänn and Östra Norn lakes and near Mount Åreskutan (4,659 feet [1,420 m]). One of Sweden’s most impressive falls, it is split into two parallel cataracts, each about 81 feet (25 m) high. A

tanna, any of several hundred Jewish scholars who, over a period of some 200 years, compiled oral traditions related to religious law. Most tannaim lived and worked in Palestine. Their work was given final form early in the 3rd century ad by Judah ha-Nasi, whose codification of oral laws became

Tanna, island, southern Vanuatu, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is volcanic in origin. It is 25 miles (40 km) long and 12 miles (19 km) wide and occupies an area of 212 square miles (549 square km). It rises to 3,556 feet (1,084 meters) at Mount Tukuwasmera. Well-watered, wooded, and with a

tunnels and underground excavations: Canal and railroad tunnels: …notorious was the first Japanese Tanna Tunnel, driven through the Takiji Peak in the 1920s. The engineers and crews had to cope with a long succession of extremely large inflows, the first of which killed 16 men and buried 17 others, who were rescued after seven days of tunneling through…

tanning, chemical treatment of raw animal hide or skin to convert it into leather. A tanning agent displaces water from the interstices between the protein fibres and cements these fibres together. The three most widely used tanning agents are vegetable tannin, mineral salts such as chromium

tanna, any of several hundred Jewish scholars who, over a period of some 200 years, compiled oral traditions related to religious law. Most tannaim lived and worked in Palestine. Their work was given final form early in the 3rd century ad by Judah ha-Nasi, whose codification of oral laws became

Battle of Grunwald: …of Grunwald and Tannenberg (Polish: Stębark) in northeastern Poland (formerly East Prussia) that marked a major Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Knights of the Teutonic Order. The battle ended of the order’s expansion along the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, and after it the order declined significantly in power, having…

Battle of Tannenberg, (August 26–30, 1914), World War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia (now Stębark, Poland), that ended in a German victory over the Russians. The crushing defeat occurred barely a month into the conflict, but it became emblematic of the Russian Empire’s experience in

Battle of Grunwald, battle fought on July 15, 1410, between the villages of Grunwald and Tannenberg (Polish: Stębark) in northeastern Poland (formerly East Prussia) that marked a major Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Knights of the Teutonic Order. The battle ended of the order’s expansion along

David Tannenberg was a German-born American organ builder. Tannenberg came to the United States in 1740 with a group of colonists from the Moravian Church. He settled in Bethlehem, Pa., and worked there and in nearby Nazareth as a joiner. Soon after Johann Gottlob Klemm, an organ builder, joined

David Tannenberg was a German-born American organ builder. Tannenberg came to the United States in 1740 with a group of colonists from the Moravian Church. He settled in Bethlehem, Pa., and worked there and in nearby Nazareth as a joiner. Soon after Johann Gottlob Klemm, an organ builder, joined

Robert Altman: 1980s and ’90s of Robert Altman: …the groundbreaking HBO political satire Tanner ’88 (1988), a collaboration with cartoonist Garry Trudeau that revolved around the campaign of a presidential candidate played by Murphy and that included interactions with real-life politicians; and Vincent & Theo (1990), which originated as a miniseries for European television.

senna: Tanner’s senna, or avaram (S. auriculata), a tall shrub, is a principal native tanbark in southern India.

Mrs. Patrick Campbell was an English actress known for her portrayals of passionate and intelligent characters. She debuted on the stage in 1888 (four years after she married Patrick Campbell), and her first notable role was as Paula Tanqueray in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero’s play The Second Mrs.

Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American painter who gained international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical themes. After a childhood spent largely in Philadelphia, Tanner began an art career in earnest in 1876, painting harbour scenes, landscapes, and animals from the Philadelphia

Väinö Tanner was a moderate political leader, statesman, and prime minister who was instrumental in rebuilding the Finnish Social Democratic Party after his country’s civil war of 1918. Thereafter he consistently opposed Soviet demands for concessions and inroads on his country’s independence.

Väinö Tanner was a moderate political leader, statesman, and prime minister who was instrumental in rebuilding the Finnish Social Democratic Party after his country’s civil war of 1918. Thereafter he consistently opposed Soviet demands for concessions and inroads on his country’s independence.

Tänn Falls, waterfall in the län (county) of Jämtland, northwestern Sweden, on upper Indals River, between Tänn and Östra Norn lakes and near Mount Åreskutan (4,659 feet [1,420 m]). One of Sweden’s most impressive falls, it is split into two parallel cataracts, each about 81 feet (25 m) high. A

Tannhäuser was a German lyric poet who became the hero of a popular legend. As a professional minnesinger, he served a number of noble patrons, and from his references to them it can be concluded that his career spanned the period c. 1230–c. 1270. Not much is known of his life, except that he

Lucile Grahn: …several of his operas, including Tannhäuser (1873), for which she arranged the bacchanal. She died in Munich in 1907, leaving a very substantial legacy to the city, which honoured her memory by naming a street after her.

tannin, any of a group of phenolic compounds in woody flowering plants that are important deterrents to herbivores and have a number of industrial applications. As secondary metabolites, tannins are sequestered in vacuoles within the plant cell, which protects the other cell components. They occur

tannin, any of a group of phenolic compounds in woody flowering plants that are important deterrents to herbivores and have a number of industrial applications. As secondary metabolites, tannins are sequestered in vacuoles within the plant cell, which protects the other cell components. They occur

tanning, chemical treatment of raw animal hide or skin to convert it into leather. A tanning agent displaces water from the interstices between the protein fibres and cements these fibres together. The three most widely used tanning agents are vegetable tannin, mineral salts such as chromium