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gallic acid

(Encyclopedia)gallic acid or 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid trīˌhīdrŏkˈsēbĕnzōˈĭk [key], C6H2(OH)3CO2H, colorless crystalline organic acid found in gallnuts, sumach, tea leaves, oak bark, and many other pla...

gallotannic acid

(Encyclopedia)gallotannic acid gălˌōtănˈĭk [key]: see tannin. ...

folic acid

(Encyclopedia)folic acid: see coenzyme; vitamin. ...

hydrobromic acid

(Encyclopedia)hydrobromic acid hīˌdrəbrōˈmĭk [key]: see bromide. ...

hydrocyanic acid

(Encyclopedia)hydrocyanic acid hīˌdrōsīănˈĭk [key]: see hydrogen cyanide. ...

isobutyric acid

(Encyclopedia)isobutyric acid īˌsəbyo͞otērˈĭk [key]: see butyric acid. ...

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