See Also: anthranilic(dictionary)
anthranilic acid(medicine)
anthranilic acids(medicine)
malonyl-CoA-anthranilic acid N-malonyltransferase(medicine)

anthranilic (iou)



anthranilic adjective. M19.
[from Greek anthrax coal + ANIL + -IC: app. so called because of a dark blue-black substance intermediate in its first preparation.]
Chemistry. anthranilic acid, a colourless or yellow crystalline compound first obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of indigo; o-aminobenzoic acid, C7H7NO2.
an'thranilate noun a salt or ester of this acid M19.