Concept: tannin in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI	http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8289
Preferred label	tannin
Definition	One of a group of complex organic chemicals commonly found in leaves, unripe fruits, and the bark of trees. Their function is uncertain though the unpleasant taste may discourage grazing animals. Some tannins have commercial uses, notably in the production of leather and ink; used in tanning, as a mordant in dyeing, and in ink manufacture.
Notation
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2013-12-05
Accepted Date	2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Alternative label	garvsyra [sv]
Has broader	9358 (wood product) in gemet2/concept
Is related to	813 (biochemical substance) in gemet2/concept
Has close match	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Tannin
Source	DICCHE (A dictionary of Chemistry — Third edition) in gemet2/source UVAROV (Dictionary of Science) in gemet2/source