salol

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounsalol (countable and uncountable, plural salols)

plural salols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryPhenyl 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.

    The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol.

    1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

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salicylate

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Origin

From salicylic + -ol.

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Translations

Polish salicylan fenylu
  • salicylan fenyluphenyl salicylate
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APA

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“salol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salol.

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