'Ellagic' definitions:

Definition of 'Ellagic'

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  • Ellagic \El*lag"ic\, a. [F., fr. galle gall (with the letters reversed).] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid. [1913 Webster]
  • Ellagic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid. [1913 Webster]

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