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gallic acid

gallic acid noun: a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin.

Noun

gallic acid (uncountable)

  1. a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin
  2. the supposed acid H₃GaO₃, the acid form of the amphoteric gallium hydroxide Ga(OH)₃, known only as alkali metal salts

gallic acid meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

gallic acid in Tamil

காலிக் அமிலம்

gallic acid in Indonesian

acid found in galls, etc
asam galat

Words formed from gallic acid

Questions about gallic acid

What does gallic acid mean?
Gallic acid means a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin.
What is gallic acid in Tamil?
Gallic acid in Tamil is காலிக் அமிலம். See Gallic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gallic acid?
Gallic acid is a noun.

Words near gallic acid in the dictionary

  1. galliass
  2. galliasses
  3. gallibodies
  4. gallibody
  5. gallic
  6. gallic acid
  7. gallica
  8. Gallican
  9. Gallicanism
  10. Gallicanisms
  11. Gallicans

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