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olsalazine

US/oʊlˈsæl.əˌzin/

olsalazine noun: a disodium salicylate C₁₄H₁₀N₂O₆ that is administered orally and is converted in the body to an aminosalicylic acid having an anti-inflammatory effect used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

olsalazine: a disodium salicylate C₁₄H₁₀N₂O₆ that is administered orally and is converted in the body to an...
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Noun

olsalazine (uncountable)

  1. A disodium salicylate C₁₄H₁₀N₂O₆ that is administered orally and is converted in the body to an aminosalicylic acid having an anti-inflammatory effect used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Origin of olsalazine

From [Term?] + -salazine (“salicylic acid derivative”).

Questions about olsalazine

What does olsalazine mean?
Olsalazine means a disodium salicylate C₁₄H₁₀N₂O₆ that is administered orally and is converted in the body to an aminosalicylic acid having an anti-inflammatory effect used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
What part of speech is olsalazine?
Olsalazine is a noun.
How do you pronounce olsalazine?
Olsalazine is pronounced /oʊlˈsæl.əˌzin/ (US).

Words near olsalazine in the dictionary

  1. olprinone
  2. OLR
  3. OLRs
  4. OLS
  5. olsacherite
  6. olsalazine
  7. Olsen
  8. Olsen's alligator
  9. Olsen's alligators
  10. olshanskyite
  11. Olsher

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