gallic acid

English

Noun

gallic acid (uncountable)

1. (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
2. (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