sulfosalicylic acid

noun
sul·​fo·​sal·​i·​cyl·​ic acid
variants: or chiefly British sulphosalicylic acid \ ˌsəl-​fō-​ˌsal-​ə-​ˌsil-​ik-​ How to pronounce sulphosalicylic acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of sulfosalicylic acid

: a sulfonic acid derivative C7H6O6S3 used especially to detect and precipitate proteins (as albumin) from urine