aminosalicylic acid
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English
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[edit]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
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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.