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GALLIC
French, Gallic
(adjective) of or pertaining to France or the people of France; “French cooking”; “a Gallic shrug”
Gallic
(adjective) of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; “Ancient Gallic dialects”; “Gallic migrations”; “the Gallic Wars”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Gallic (comparative more Gallic, superlative most Gallic)
Of or relating to Gaul or the Gauls.
Synonyms: Gaulish, Gallian (obsolete)
Typical of France or the French; typically French.
Adjective
gallic (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from galls.
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to gallic acid or its derivatives.
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to, or containing, gallium.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"lic, a. Etym: [From Gallium.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.
Gal"lic (277), a. Etym: [From Gall the excrescence.]
Definition: 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, a. Etym: [L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr. Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.]
Definition: Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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