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gentisic acid

[jen-tis-ik, -tiz-]

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gentisic acid1

1875–80; genti(an) + -s- connective + -ic
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This substance is also called gentianin, gentisin and gentisic acid.

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