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gallagic acid

gallagic acid noun: a polyphenolic chemical compound found in the ellagitannins of Punica granatum (the pomegranate); a building block of punicalagin, punicalin, punicacortein C and 2-O-galloyl-punicalin.

Noun

gallagic acid (uncountable)

  1. A polyphenolic chemical compound found in the ellagitannins of Punica granatum (the pomegranate); a building block of punicalagin, punicalin, punicacortein C and 2-O-galloyl-punicalin.

Questions about gallagic acid

What does gallagic acid mean?
Gallagic acid means a polyphenolic chemical compound found in the ellagitannins of Punica granatum (the pomegranate); a building block of punicalagin, punicalin, punicacortein C and 2-O-galloyl-punicalin.
What part of speech is gallagic acid?
Gallagic acid is a noun.

Words near gallagic acid in the dictionary

  1. Gallagas
  2. Gallager
  3. Gallagers
  4. Gallagher
  5. Gallaghers
  6. gallagic acid
  7. gallah
  8. Gallahan
  9. Gallahans
  10. Gallaher
  11. Gallahers

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