Salicyl :: Salicyl (n.) The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.

Salicylal :: Salicylal (n.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, HO.C6H4.CHO, found in the flowers of meadow sweet (Spiraea), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also salicylol, salicylic aldehyde, and formerly salicylous, / spiroylous, acid..

Salicylate :: Salicylate (n.) A salt of salicylic acid.

Salicylic :: Salicylic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid..

Salicylide :: Salicylide (n.) A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.

Salicylite :: Salicylite (n.) A compound of salicylal; -- named after the analogy of a salt.

Salicylol :: Salicylol (n.) Same as Salicylal.

Salicylous :: Salicylous (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called salicylous acid, and now salicylal..

Salience :: Salience (n.) The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.

Salience :: Salience (n.) The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion..

Saliency :: Saliency (n.) Quality of being salient; hence, vigor..

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable..

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion..

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient..

Salient :: Salient (a.) A salient angle or part; a projection.

Saliently :: Saliently (adv.) In a salient manner.

Saliferous :: Saliferous (a.) Producing, or impregnated with, salt..

Salifiable :: Salifiable (a.) Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases; thus, ammonia is salifiable..

Salification :: Salification (n.) The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified..

Salified :: Salified (imp. & p. p.) of Salif.

Salify :: Salify (v. t.) To combine or impregnate with a salt.

Salify :: Salify (v. t.) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a base or an acid..

Salifying :: Salifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Salif.

Saligenin :: Saligenin (n.) A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol..

Saligot :: Saligot (n.) The water chestnut (Trapa natans).

Salimeter :: Salimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution.

Salimetry :: Salimetry (n.) The art or process of measuring the amount of salt in a substance.

Salina :: Salina (a.) A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea..

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