aminosalicylic acid

English

Chemical structure of para‑aminosalicylic acid

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)

1. (organic chemistry, countable) Any of four isomeric derivatives C₇H₇NO₃ of salicylic acid that have a single amino group.
2. (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

Translations

• Finnish: aminosalisyylihappo
• Portuguese: ácido aminossalicílico m

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.