Etymology

salicylol

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Today it means: salicylic acid Full definition →

Latin oleum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromoleum“oil”
  2. English todaysalicylol

From salicylic + Latin oleum (“oil”).

Words from the same roots

Latinoleum all →

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