el|lag|ic acid

el|lag|ic acid
el|lag|ic acid «ih LAJ ihk»,
a crystalline substance found in the bark and galls of oak trees, formed by the hydrolysis of tannin. Formula: C14H6O8
[< French ellagique < ellag, anagram of galle gall (formed to prevent its confusion with gallique gallic acid)]

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