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English
Etymology
From German Gall + English -ise (variant of -ize); see gallize.
Verb
gallise (third-person singular simple present gallises, present participle gallising, simple past and past participle gallised)
- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of gallize
1875, Henry Funk, “ Statement of Henry Funk—Wine.”, in A. M. Garland, editor, Transactions of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. for the Year 1874, volume IV (New Series; volume XII overall), Springfield, Ill.: State Journal Steam Plant, →OCLC, page 68:I weigh the must by Oechsle's must scale, and add white sugar to it until it weighs 100 degrees, then I gallise it by one-fourth of water in which sugar is dissolved to the same standard of the must.
1881 October 14, “Chemical Notices from Foreign Sources. ”, in William Crookes, editor, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science. , volume XLIV, number 1142, London: Edwin John Davey, , →OCLC, page 192, column 2:Potato-sugar contains impurities of sulphuric acid, iron sulphate, and lime. [...] Wines "gallised" with potato-sugar are consequently pro tanto poisonous, and the use of such sugars in brewing becomes a matter of questionable permissibility.
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