aminosalicylic acid

== English == === Alternative forms === para-aminosalicylic acid === Etymology === From amino- +‎ salicylic acid. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˌmi.noʊˌsæl.ɪˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ Rhymes: -æsɪd === Noun === aminosalicylic acid (countable and uncountable, plural aminosalicylic acids) (organic chemistry, countable) Any of four isomeric derivatives C7H7NO3 of salicylic acid that have a single amino group. (pharmacology, uncountable) The white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis. ==== Coordinate terms ==== aminosalicylate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution) ==== Translations ==== === References === “aminosalicylic acid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “para-aminosalicylic acid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.