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nitrosalicylic acid

nitrosalicylic acid noun: a nitro derivative of salicylic acid.

Noun

nitrosalicylic acid (uncountable)

  1. A nitro derivative of salicylic acid.
    Synonyms:
    anilic acid

Synonyms of nitrosalicylic acid

Origin of nitrosalicylic acid

From nitro- + salicylic acid.

Questions about nitrosalicylic acid

What does nitrosalicylic acid mean?
Nitrosalicylic acid means a nitro derivative of salicylic acid.
What part of speech is nitrosalicylic acid?
Nitrosalicylic acid is a noun.

Words near nitrosalicylic acid in the dictionary

  1. nitroreduction
  2. nitroreductions
  3. nitros
  4. nitrosaccharin
  5. nitrosaccharose
  6. nitrosalicylic acid
  7. nitrosamide
  8. nitrosamides
  9. nitrosamine
  10. nitrosamines
  11. nitrosatable

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