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gallanilide

noun
gall·anilide
variants: or less commonly gallanilid \(ˈ)gal, (ˈ)gȯl + \

Definition of gallanilide 

: the anilide C13H11NO4 of gallic acid used locally for skin diseases

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History and Etymology for gallanilide

International Scientific Vocabulary gall- + anilide; originally formed as German gallanilid

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