gentisic acid

[jen-tis-ik, -tiz-]

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noun Pharmacology.

a crystalline, water-soluble compound, C₇H₆O₄, used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic.

Origin:
1875–80; genti(an) + -s- connective + -ic

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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