aminosalicylic acid
US/əˌmi.noʊˌsæl.ɪˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
aminosalicylic acid noun: any of four isomeric derivatives C₇H₇NO₃ of salicylic acid that have a single amino group.
Noun
aminosalicylic acid (countable and uncountable, plural aminosalicylic acids)
- Any of four isomeric derivatives C₇H₇NO₃ of salicylic acid that have a single amino group.
- The white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Forms of aminosalicylic acid
| plural | aminosalicylic acids |
|---|---|
| alternative form | para-aminosalicylic acid |
Origin of aminosalicylic acid
From amino- + salicylic acid.
Words that rhyme with aminosalicylic acid
- acid
- peracid
- subacid
- alendronic acid
- amidotrizoic acid
- aminocaproic acid
- antacid
- barbituric acid
- diacid
- diatrizoic acid
- etidronic acid
- glycyrrhizic acid
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- hydracid
- hydrochloric acid
- hyperacid
- hypoacid
- iopanoic acid
- iopodic acid
- isethionic acid
- jassid
- ketoacid
- monacid
- monoacid
- mycophenolic acid
- nalidixic acid
- nonacid
- orotic acid
- oxyacid
- placid
- polyacid
- pyruvic acid
- ricinoleic acid
- risedronic acid
- stibogluconic acid
- superacid
- tetracid
- tiludronic acid
- tranexamic acid
- triacid
- zoledronic acid
Questions about aminosalicylic acid
- What does aminosalicylic acid mean?
- Aminosalicylic acid means any of four isomeric derivatives C₇H₇NO₃ of salicylic acid that have a single amino group.
- What part of speech is aminosalicylic acid?
- Aminosalicylic acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aminosalicylic acid?
- Aminosalicylic acid is pronounced /əˌmi.noʊˌsæl.ɪˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of aminosalicylic acid?
- The plural of aminosalicylic acid is aminosalicylic acids.
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