sulfosalicylic acid

noun sul·fo·sal·i·cyl·ic acid

Medical Definition of SULFOSALICYLIC ACID

: a sulfonic acid derivative C₇H₆O₆S₃ used especially to detect and precipitate proteins (as albumin) from urine

sul·fo·sal·i·cyl·ic acid or chiefly British sul·pho·sal·i·cyl·ic acid \ˌsəl-fō-ˌsal-ə-ˌsil-ik-\

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