aminosalicylic acid (English, noun)
expansion: aminosalicylic acid (countable and uncountable, plural aminosalicylic acids)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of four isomeric derivatives C₇H₇NO₃ of salicylic acid that have a single amino group.
tags: countable
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: The white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: aminosalicylic acids
tags: plural
form: para-aminosalicylic acid
tags: alternative