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M acid

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Definition of M acid

: a crystalline sulfonic acid NH2C10H5(OH)SO3H made by alkaline fusion of a disulfonic acid of alpha-naphthylamine and used as a dye intermediate; 5-amino-1-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid

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