Morintannic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.


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