Laurent's acid

noun

-äⁿz-

: a crystalline naphthylaminesulfonic acid H₂NC₁₀H₆SO₃H made by sulfonating alpha-naphthylamine and used as an intermediate for azo dyes; 5-amino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid

Word History

Etymology

after Auguste Laurent †1853 French chemist

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