C14H8O9

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     {Ellagic acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
        {C14H8O9}, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the
        oxidation of gallic acid.
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