salol-camphor

noun

A yellowish oily liquid obtained by heating a mixture of 60-75% of salol (phenyl salicylate) with 25-40% of camphor, and which functions as a local anesthetic, antiseptic, and analgesic.

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nounsalol-camphor (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA yellowish oily liquid obtained by heating a mixture of 60-75% of salol (phenyl salicylate) with 25-40% of camphor, and which functions as a local anesthetic, antiseptic, and analgesic.
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