Home › Words › T › tanstufftanstufftanstuff means material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tanstuff ranks #41,916 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom tan + stuff.nounMaterial that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).e.g.“Knapp is of the opinion that the tanning process is only due to the coating of the hide fibres with the tanstuff, be this a tannin, a basic salt or an oil.” — 1896, Bertram Blount, Chemistry for Engineers and Manufacturers, page 394:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tanning 67% match — The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals. vs tanstuff →syntan 61% match — A synthetic tannin. vs tanstuff →ooze 58% match — Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. vs tanstuff →plantstuff 57% match — Any material obtained from plants. vs tanstuff →tannic 57% match — Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin. vs tanstuff →tawing 57% match — The process by which animal skins are tawed. vs tanstuff →tannoform 56% match — A reddish solid that is a condensation product of tannin and formaldehyde. vs tanstuff →tannedness 56% match — The quality of being tanned. vs tanstuff →