salol
salol · salols
Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From salicylic + -ol.From salicylic + -ol.
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Forms
plural: salolsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release:phenyl salicylate
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsalol-camphor
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable