Gallic
Definition of Gallic
Gal´lic | a. | 1. | (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, gallium. | | 1. | Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like.| Gallic acid | | (Chem.) an organic acid, very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the free state in galls, tea, etc., and produced artificially. It is a white, crystalline substance, C6H2(HO)3.CO2H, with an astringent taste, and is a strong reducing agent, as employed in photography. It is usually prepared from tannin, and both give a dark color with iron salts, forming tannate and gallate of iron, which are the essential ingredients of common black ink. |
| | 1. | Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican. |
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Gallia, Gaul
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