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catechin definition

cat·echin (kat′ə c̸hin′, -kin′)

noun

a yellow, powdery, acid compound, CHO, used in tanning, textile printing, etc.

Etymology: < catech(u) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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