morintannic

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morintannic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Morintannic \Mo`rin*tan"nic\, a. [NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic.]
     (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid
     extracted from fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria, formerly
     Maclura tinctoria and Morus tinctoria) as a yellow
     crystalline substance; -- called also maclurin.
     [1913 Webster]