Anthranilic acid
a yellowish crystalline compound, C 7 H 7 NO 2 , soluble in hot water, alcohol, and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes.
Historical Examples
From anthranilic acid mixed with powdered glass or sand, and rapidly heated in a retort.
Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold Cooley
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