gallic acid
gal·lic acid
noun \ˈga-lik-, ˈgȯ-lik-\Definition of GALLIC ACID
: a white crystalline acid C7H6O5 found widely in plants or combined in tannins and used especially in dyes and as a photographic developer
Origin of GALLIC ACID
French gallique, from galle gall
First Known Use: 1788
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