gallic acid
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noun Chemistry.
a white or yellowish, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble solid, C7H6O5, obtained from nutgalls, used chiefly in tanning and in ink dyes.
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Origin of gallic acid
First recorded in 1785–95, gallic acid is from French acide gallique
Words nearby gallic acid
Gallia, galliambic, Galliano, galliard, gallic, gallic acid, Gallican, Gallicanism, Gallice, Gallicism, Gallicize
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gallic acid
noun
a colourless crystalline compound obtained from tannin: used as a tanning agent and in making inks, paper, and pyrogallol; 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid. Formula: C 6 H 2 (OH) 3 COOH
Word Origin for gallic acid
C18: from French gallique; see gall ³
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