gallic acid

English

Noun

gallic acid (uncountable)

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

Related terms

gallate

Translations

acid found in galls, etc

Finnish: galliinihappo
French: acide gallique (fr) m
German: Gallussäure (de) f
Indonesian: asam galat
Javanese: asem galat
Polish: kwas galusowy m
Romanian: acid galic (ro) m
Russian: га́лловая кислота́ f (gállovaja kislotá)

acid form of amphoteric gallium hydroxide

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