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gallic adjective2. L18.
[from Latin galla oak-gall + -IC.]
Chemistry. gallic acid, a crystalline acid, C6H2(OH)3COOH, prepared from the oak-gall and other vegetable products, and used as a tanning agent and in dyes and inks; 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoic acid.