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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..

Spirt :: Spiroylous (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance now called salicylal..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

Nitrosalicylic :: Nitrosalicylic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also anilic acid..

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

Oxybenzoic :: Oxybenzoic (a.) Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid..

Salol :: Salol (n.) A white crystalline substance consisting of phenol salicylate.

Spiral :: Spiraeic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the meadowsweet (Spiraea); formerly, designating an acid which is now called salicylic acid..

Indigotic :: Indigotic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid..

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