SINCE 1828
salicylanilide
noun
sal·i·cyl·an·il·ide
| \ˌsal-ə-sə-ˈlan-ᵊl-īd
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Medical Definition of salicylanilide
: a crystalline compound C13H11NO2 that is used as a fungicidal agent especially in the external treatment of tinea capitis caused by a fungus of the genus Microsporum (M. audouini)
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