moritannic, a. Chem.
(mɒrɪˈtænɪk)
Also morintannic.
[f. mori-n + tannic a.]
Only in moritannic acid (see quots.).
| 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 602 Fustic furnishes a yellow colouring matter..termed moritannic acid. 1891 Syd. Soc. Lex., Morintannic acid... The name given by Wagner to a powder obtained from fustic. |