salol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations of alcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.

Word forms

salol salols

Etymology

From salicylic + -ol.

Derived words

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