of or relating to France
of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls
1785–95; < French gallique; see gall 3, -ic
1665–75; < Latin Gallicus, equivalent to Gall ( us ) a Gaul + -icus -ic
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The researchers determined that Carolina azolla has a total phenolic content of about 4.26 grams, gallic acid equivalents per kilogram dry weight.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
By comparison, he added, other species of azolla that grow in Asia and Africa are between 20 and 69 grams, gallic acid equivalents per kilogram dry weight -- too high for humans to digest comfortably.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
“Talk about what you want,” he declared with a gallic shrug.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2016
A few chiselled cheekbones on display, some hats, mostly tipped to a gallic angle.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2013
The picture may be developed by a solution of gallic acid mixed with a very small quantity of an aqueous solution of acetic acid and nitrate of silver.
From Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Some employees dressed up as Gallic warriors fighting Roman invaders outside Commerzbank's shareholder meeting last May.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Chris Gallic, 30, said he doesn’t even remember his parents bringing up the Dow when they talked about stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
In his marvelous history, “Americans and the California Dream,” Kevin Starr wrote that de Monfras made a secret addendum to his report to his government, with this quixotic plan for a Gallic takeover:
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
Moving from a diet of meadow bugs and worms to a mash of corn flour and milk in its final sedentary weeks, this revered Gallic bird acquires a unique muscular succulence.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
America, it appeared, had once been the home of a truly substantial creature–one that would surely disprove Buffon’s foolish Gallic contentions.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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