salol

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From salicylic +‎ -ol.

Noun

[edit]

salol (countable and uncountable, plural salols)

  1. (chemistry) 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.
    • 1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178:
      The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol.

Derived terms

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

French

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

salol m (plural salols)

  1. salol

Further reading

[edit]

Romanian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from French salol.

Noun

[edit]

salol m (uncountable)

  1. salol

Declension

[edit]