caffetannin

noun

caf·​fe·​tan·​nin

¦kafə̇¦tanə̇n,

-fē-

variants or caffetannic acid

-anik-

plural -s

: a crystalline substance obtained from coffee berries and other plant products and consisting chiefly of chlorogenic acid

Word History

Etymology

caffetannin from caffeic + tannin; caffetannic from caffetannin + -ic

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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