salisyl
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Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology
[edit]First part salis- from Latin salix (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”) + last part -yl from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]salisyl n (definite singular salisylet, indefinite plural salisyl, definite plural salisyla or salisylene)
- (organic chemistry) salicylic acid (a white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.)
- Synonym: salisylsyre
References
[edit]- “salisyl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “salisyl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “salisylsyre” in Store norske leksikon
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from Latin
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- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -yl
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
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- nb:Organic chemistry
- nb:Chemistry
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- nb:Pharmacology