See Also: diaskeuast(dictionary)

tannic (iou) and diaskeuast (iou)


tannic (iou)



tannic adjective. M19.
[French tannique, formed as TANNIN: see -IC.]
Of or derived from tan; chiefly in tannic acid (Chemistry), = TANNIN. Also, containing tannin.

diaskeuast (iou)



diaskeuast noun. . E19.
[Greek diaskeuastes reviser of a poem, interpolator, from diaskeuazein edit, formed as DIA-1 + skeuazein make ready.]
A reviser; esp. a person who made one of the old recensions of Greek writings.