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Tannin, an Uncommon card
Tannins are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino acids and alkaloids.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Tannin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Tannin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The term tannin refers to the ______ of these compounds in oak bark, which was used in tanning animal hides into leather.
Answer
abundance. The term tannin refers to the abundance of these compounds in oak bark, which was used in tanning animal hides into leather. From the Tannin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Varna, Bulgaria. Varna, Bulgaria 87 · Gqeberha 84 · Vehicle 80 · Tannin 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The term tannin is widely applied to any large polyphenolic compound containing sufficient hydroxyls and other suitable groups to form strong compounds with various macromolecules.
- The term tannin refers to the abundance of these compounds in oak bark, which was used in tanning animal hides into leather.
- The tannin compounds are widely distributed in many species of plants, where they play a role in protection from predation and might help in regulating plant growth.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Tannin article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Tannin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Tannin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : en:User_talk:Ronhjones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
