quercitannoform
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quercitannin + -form (“formaldehyde”).
Noun
[edit]quercitannoform (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Tannoform derived from quercitannin or quercitannic, rather than gallotannic, acid.
- 1896, Institute of Brewing (Great Britain), Journal of the Federated Institutes of Brewing, page 290:
- Quercitannoform, CH2(C1, H13O7)2 + H2O, from quercitannic acid and formaldehyde, is a reddish - yellow powder which blackens at 275°; it is insoluble in water, ammonia, and soda, and its solution in sulphuric acid, which […]
- 1896, The Pharmaceutical Era, page 455:
- QUERCITANNOFORM is prepared in the same oak-bark, forming a yellowish-red powder, insoluble in water, alkalies and other organic solvents. In addition, Quecitannoform […]
References
[edit]- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 1925, page 959: “quercitannoform (kwer-sit-an'o-form). A variety of tannoform prepared with quercitannic, instead of gallotannic, acid.”