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sulphosalicylic acid

sulphosalicylic acid noun: any of several isomeric sulfonic acids derived from salicylic acid, but especially 5-sulphosalicylic acid that is used to precipitate protein.

Noun

sulphosalicylic acid (uncountable)

  1. Any of several isomeric sulfonic acids derived from salicylic acid, but especially 5-sulphosalicylic acid that is used to precipitate protein

Origin of sulphosalicylic acid

From sulpho- + salicylic acid.

Questions about sulphosalicylic acid

What does sulphosalicylic acid mean?
Sulphosalicylic acid means any of several isomeric sulfonic acids derived from salicylic acid, but especially 5-sulphosalicylic acid that is used to precipitate protein.
What part of speech is sulphosalicylic acid?
Sulphosalicylic acid is a noun.

Words near sulphosalicylic acid in the dictionary

  1. sulphoquinovosyldiacylglycerols
  2. sulphoraphane
  3. sulphorhodamine
  4. sulphorhodamines
  5. sulphosalicylic
  6. sulphosalicylic acid
  7. sulphosalt
  8. sulphosalts
  9. sulphoselenide
  10. sulphospinel
  11. sulphospinels

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