gentisic acid

gentisic acid
\(ˈ)jen.|ti]sik-, ]zik-\ noun
: a crystalline acid C6H3(OH)2COOH formed by fusion of gentisin with caustic and by biological oxidation of salicylic acid and used in medicine in the form of its sodium salt similarly to sodium salicylate; 2,5-dihydroxy-benzoic acid

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/jen tis"ik, -tiz"-/, Pharm.
a crystalline, water-soluble compound, C7H6O4, used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic.
[1875-80; GENTI(AN) + -s- connective + -IC]

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  • gentisic acid — /jen tis ik, tiz /, Pharm. a crystalline, water soluble compound, C7H6O4, used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic. [1875 80; GENTI(AN) + s connective + IC] * * * …   Universalium

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