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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A. trade-name of a basic aluminium tannate, Al2(OH)4(C14H9O9)2.10H2O. It forms a brownish yellow powder and is used in surgery for dusting wounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, medicine An
aluminium salt oftannic acid (and sometimes alsotartaric acid ) used in various preparations
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