mimotannic, a. Chem.
(mɪməʊˈtænɪk)
[f. mimosa + tannic a.]
mimotannic acid: a variety of tannic acid found in the mimosa.
| 1857 Miller Elem. Chem., Org. v. §4 (1862) 403 The essential constituents of catechu are mimotannic acid and catechin. 1874 Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 235 Kino contains a species of tannin, called mimotannic acid (or catechu-tannic acid). |