Quercitannic

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

  Quercitannic \Quer`ci*tan"nic\ (kw[~e]r`s[i^]*t[a^]n"n[i^]k), a.
     [L. quercus an oak + E. tannic.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, a tannic acid found in oak
     bark and extracted as a yellowish brown amorphous substance.
     [1913 Webster]