metanilic acid

noun

met·​a·​nil·​ic acid

¦metə¦nilik-

: a crystalline sulfonic acid H₂NC₆H₄SO₃H that is isomeric with sulfanilic acid, is made by sulfonating nitrobenzene and then reducing, and is used as an intermediate for azo dyes; meta -amino-benzenesulfonic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + sulfanilic acid

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