aminosalicylic acid
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From amino- + salicylic acid.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˌmi.noʊˌsæl.ɪˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
- Rhymes: -æsɪd
Noun[edit]
aminosalicylic acid (countable and uncountable, plural aminosalicylic acids)
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any of four isomeric derivatives C7H7NO3 of salicylic acid that have a single amino group.
- (pharmacology, uncountable) The white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- aminosalicylate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
- “aminosalicylic acid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “para-aminosalicylic acid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.