gentisic acid

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[jen-tis-ik, -tiz-] / dʒɛnˈtɪs ɪk, -ˈtɪz- /

noun

Pharmacology.

a crystalline, water-soluble compound, C 7 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic.

Etymology

Origin of gentisic acid

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

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gentisic acid

This substance is also called gentianin, gentisin and gentisic acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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