para-aminosalicylic acid
noun
para-ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic acid
ˌper-ə-ə-ˌmē-ˌnō-ˌsa-lə-ˈsi-lik- 
ˌper-ə-ˌa-mə-(ˌ)nō-,
ˌpa-rə-
: the white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis
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para-aminosalicylic acid
noun
para-ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic acid
-ˌsal-ə-ˌsil-ik-
: the white crystalline para-substituted isomer of aminosalicylic acid that is made synthetically and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis
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