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Webster 1913 Edition

Gallic

Gal′lic

,
Adj.
[From
Gallium
.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.

Gal′lic

(277)
,
Adj.
[From
Gall
the excrescence.]
Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the like.
Gallic acid
(Chem.)
,
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.

Gal′lic

,
Adj.
[L.
Gallicus
belonging to the Gauls, fr.
Galli
the Gauls,
Gallia
Gaul, now France: cf. F.
gallique
.]
Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gallic

GAL'LIC

,
Adj.
[From Gallia, Gaul.] Now pertaining to Gaul or France.

GAL'LIC

,
Adj.
[from gall.] Belonging to galls or oak apples; derived from galls; as the gallic acid.

Definition 2024

Gallic

Gallic

See also: gallic

English

Adjective

Gallic ‎(comparative more Gallic, superlative most Gallic)

  1. Of or relating to Gaul or the Gauls.
  2. Typical of France or the French; typically French.

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References

  • “Gallic” (US) / “Gallic” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

gallic

gallic

See also: Gallic

English

Adjective

gallic ‎(comparative more gallic, superlative most gallic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
  2. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives.
  3. (chemistry) Relating to, or containing, gallium.

Etymology

From Latin gallicus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡælɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ælɪk

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