GENTISIC ACID


Meaning of GENTISIC ACID in English

/jen tis"ik, -tiz"-/ , Pharm.

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.

[ 1875-80; GENTI(AN) + -s- connective + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .