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sulfanilic acid definition

sul·fa·nilic acid (sul′fə nil′ik)

a colorless, crystalline acid, HNCHSOH, prepared by heating aniline with sulfuric acid: used in dyes and medicines

Etymology: sulf(o)- + anil(ine) + -ic

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