gentisic acid
[ jen-tis-ik, -tiz- ]
nounPharmacology.
a crystalline, water-soluble compound, C7H6O4, used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic.
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This substance is also called gentianin, gentisin and gentisic acid.
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