gallic acid

gallic acid

English

Noun

gallic acid (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin
2. (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 m German: Gallussäure (de) f Indonesian: asam galat

Javanese: asem galat Polish: kwas galusowy m Russian: га́лловая кислота́ f (gállovaja kislotá)

acid form of amphoteric gallium hydroxide