gallic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin
  2. the supposed acid H₃GaO₃, the acid form of the amphoteric gallium hydroxide Ga(OH)₃, known only as alkali metal salts

Word forms

gallic acid

Related words

gallate tannogallic acid
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