Sulphanilic Acid (Noun)
Meaning
A crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Sulphanilic acid is often used as a starting material in the production of food colourings, pharmaceuticals, and various industrial dyes.
- The researchers created a new compound by reacting sulphanilic acid with a phenolic derivative to produce a vibrant blue dye.
- Due to its high solubility, sulphanilic acid is used as a medium for producing a range of synthetic dyes used in printing inks.
- Sulphanilic acid, also known as para-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, is a useful intermediate in the synthesis of various azo dyes.
- In the early 20th century, sulphanilic acid was an important precursor in the manufacture of direct cotton dyes.