Gallic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging to galls or oak-apples; derived from galls.
  • Of or pertaining to Gaul or France.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.
  • adjective. Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.
  • adjective. Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like.
  • adjective. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives
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  • adjective. of or pertaining to France or the people of France
  • adjective. of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
  • Word Usage
    "Other elements also are used, such as gallic acid, alum, sulphate of iron, and copper, salt, and other agents. ""
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