Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of brominated salicylamide derivatives used as disinfectants.
Origin
From -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -an (of unknown origin).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
-salan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-salan
MLA
“-salan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-salan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-salan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-salan.
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