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gentisic acid definition

gen·tisic acid (jen tis′ik)

a crystalline, water-soluble acid, CH(OH)COOH, whose sodium salt has been used in medicine as an analgesic

Etymology: < gentisin, pigment derived from gentian root < ModL Gentiana, gentian + (tryp)sin + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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