gallacetophenone
noun
gall·acetophenone
(¦)gal,
(¦)gȯl +
: a yellow crystalline compound C6H3(OH)3COCH3 formerly used as a mordant dye and also locally as an antiseptic; 2,3,4-trihydroxy-acetophenone
called also Alizarine Yellow C
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary gall- + aceto- + phenyl + -one; probably originally formed as German gallazetophenon