ellagic acid: Meaning and Definition of

el•lag'ic ac'id

Pronunciation: (u-laj'ik), [key]
— Pharm. Pharm.
  1. a yellow crystalline substance, CHO, isolated from oak galls and tannins and used as a hemostatic.
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