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sulfanilic acid

[ suhl-fuh-nil-ik, suhl- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a grayish-white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, the para form of C 6 H 7 NO 3 S, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfanilic acid1

1855–60; sulf- + anilic ( anil, -ic )

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sulfanilamidesulfanilyl