gallic

¹

[ gal-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.

gallic

²

[ gal-ik, gaw-lik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or derived from plant galls:

   gallic acid.

Gallic

³

[ gal-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
2. pertaining to the French or France.

Gallic

¹

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to France
2. of or relating to ancient Gaul or the Gauls

gallic

²

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or derived from plant galls

gallic

³

/ ˈɡælɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing gallium in the trivalent state

Other Words From

• Galli·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallic¹

gall(ium) + -ic

Origin of gallic²

1785–95; < French gallique; gall ³, -ic

Origin of gallic³

1665–75; < Latin Gallicus, equivalent to Gall ( us ) a Gaul + -icus -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallic¹

C18: from French gallique; see gall ³

Origin of gallic²

C18: from gall ( ium ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Like any modern city, Paris’ early inhabitants raised their own food; the Romans, who called the place Lutetia, coaxed grapes and figs from the Gallic soil.

From Los Angeles Times

Moving from a diet of meadow bugs and worms to a mash of corn flour and milk in its final sedentary weeks, this revered Gallic bird acquires a unique muscular succulence.

From New York Times

Gallic acid is a stable phenol and has become a standard measurement to determine phenol content in food.

From Science Daily

It was the first Gallic nod to a restaurant with a mainly West African menu.

From BBC

Most of Saturn’s irregular moons orbit the planet in what astronomers call the Inuit, Norse and Gallic groups.

From New York Times