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gallic acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
gal-lic acid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin

Uncountable

noun

the supposed acid H₃GaO₃, the acid form of the amphoteric gallium hydroxide Ga(OH)₃, known only as alkali metal salts

Uncountable

Usage

Derived Forms

pyrogallol

Phrases

metagallic acid tergallic acid tannogallic acid

Frequently Paired Words

gallate tannogallic acid

Questions

What does gallic acid mean?
a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin

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