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Noun: gallic acid  'ga-lik 'a-sid
  1. A colourless crystalline acid obtained from tannin
    "Gallic acid is found in high concentrations in oak bark and tea leaves"
Adjective: Gallic  ga-lik
  1. Of or pertaining to France or the people of France
    "a Gallic shrug";
    - French
     
  2. Of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
    "the Gallic Wars"; "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"

Type of: acid

Encyclopedia: Gallic acid

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