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A crystalline substance, C₁₅H₁₄O₆, derived from catechu and used in tanning and dyeing. Also called catechol.

[catech(u) + -in.]

catechin [ˈkætəkɪn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C₁₅H₁₄O₆

[from catechu + -in]

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catechin - a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance

tannic acid, tannin - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine

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