Phrase Hound found 49 phrases and 118 compound words that contain gall. The most common are listed below. Open gall in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- gall bladderA pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.
- oak gallA gall produced by an oak by larvae of a common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
- gall midgeAny insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.
- gall waspAny insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
- St. GallEnglish spelling for the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
- crown gallA disease of plants caused by infection of soil bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium
- Chinese gallA gall produced on Chinese sumac (Rhus chinensis, syn. Rhus semialata) infested by the female Chinese sumac aphids (Schlechtendalia chinensis).
- gall miteAny mite of the more than 200 genera of the family Eriophyidae, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues.
- gall-nut inkacid blue-to-black ink, blue or purple when fresh, but turning intense black from iron oxidation, containing iron ions and tannic acids obtained from crushed gall-nuts and a solution of gum, or glue, and copperas, slowly replaced carbon …
- gall oakA species of oak (Quercus lusitanica)
- gall stoneAlternative form of gallstone: A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
- gall stonesplural of gall stone: A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
- gall waspsplural of gall wasp: Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
- gall gnatsplural of gall gnat: A gall midge.
- gall gnatA gall midge.
- Gall-Peters projectionA form of cylindric equal-area map projection.
- gall bladdersplural of gall bladder: A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.
- gall-of-the-earthThe flowering plant Nabalus trifoliolatus.
- gall midgesplural of gall midge: Any insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.
- knopper gallA gall that develops on the pedunculate oak, induced by the wasp Andricus quercuscalicis.
- vent one's gallTo openly express anger or frustration.
- iron-gall inkgall-nut ink
- mesquite gall midgeAsphondylia prosopidis, a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
- witch-hazel cone gall aphidHormaphis hamamelidis, the aphid that causes witch-hazel cone gall.
- cup gallA cup-shaped gall in oak leaves.
Compound words 118
- gallstoneA small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
- gallbladderAlternative spelling of gall bladder: A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.
- gallyArchaic form of galley: A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- gallnutA gall on a tree, caused by insects, that resembles a nut.
- gallbushThe large gallberry plant (Ilex coriacea).
- gallicolousThat lives in galls
- GallificationThe process of making something French; adaptation to French norms or values.
- galllessAlternative spelling of gall-less: Without gall; free from gall or bitterness.
- nutgallA kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.
- windgallA puffy, typically fluid filled sac located just above the fetlock joint on a horse, generally appearing on old or poorly kept horses.