Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELLAGIC
El *lag "ic, a. Etym: [F., fr. galle gall (with the letters reversed ).](Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid. Ellagic acid (Chem. ), a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ellagic acid
el lag ic ac id |əˈlajik əˌlæʤɪk ˈæsɪd | ▶noun Chemistry a compound extracted from oak galls and various fruits and nuts. It has some ability to inhibit blood flow and retard the growth of cancer cells. [A tetracyclic phenol; chem. formula: C 14 H 6 O 8. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: ellagic from French ellagique (an anagram of galle ‘gallnut ’ + -ique ), thus avoiding the form gallique, already in use.
Oxford Dictionary
ellagic acid
ellagic acid |ɛˈladʒɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a compound extracted from oak galls and various fruits and nuts. It has some ability to inhibit blood flow and retard the growth of cancer cells. ●A tetracyclic phenol; chem. formula: C 14 H 6 O 8. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: ellagic from French ellagique (an anagram of galle ‘gall nut ’ + -ique ), thus avoiding the form gallique, already in use.
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