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Tan Tanner Tannic Tannin Tanning


~ TAN      implies BRIGHT BROWN
~ TANNER   or          see> OAK
~ TANNIC   or          sug> TANNER
~ TANNIN   or          sug> TANNING
           TANNIC ACID is mostly extracted from
  OAK BARK   the name being from
  old ger TANNA = ONE OF MANY KINDS OF OAKS
  hx> TANNIN is mostly used for
      TANNING of HIDES as the result of its
  see> ASTRIGENT property or ability to
       SHRINK or CONSTRICT TISSUES
  see> STRAIN STRING
  med> A TAN is a BROWN SKIN COLOR
       INDUCED BY SUN RADIATION or other
  forms of RADIATION            see> RAD
  hx> TAWNY or BROWN PEOPLE or "NOT WHITE"
  see> RACE see> ANGLO

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