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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Morintannic \Mo`rin*tan"nic\, a. [NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic.]
   (Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid
   extracted from fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria, formerly
   Maclura tinctoria and Morus tinctoria) as a yellow
   crystalline substance; -- called also maclurin.
   [1913 Webster]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Morin \Mo"rin\, n. (Chem.)
   A yellow crystalline substance (C15H10O7) of acid
   properties extracted from fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria
   syn. Maclura tinctoria, formerly called Morus tinctoria);
   -- called also moric acid and natural yellow 8. It is
   used as a dye for wool, giving a color from lemon yellow
   through olive to olive brown, depending on the metal with
   which it is mordanted.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]
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