salicylic acid
11salicylic acid — noun Etymology: French salicylique, from salicyle, the group HOC6H4CO, from salicine salicin + yle yl Date: 1840 a crystalline phenolic acid C7H6O3 that is used medicinally especially as an exfoliant and in the form of salts and other derivatives …
12salicylic acid — white crystalline acid made of from salicin or phenol used in the production of aspirin and dyes and food preservatives …
13salicylic acid — [ˌsalɪ sɪlɪk] noun Chemistry a bitter compound present in certain plants, used as a fungicide and in the manufacture of aspirin and dyestuffs. Origin C19: from Fr. salicyle, the radical of the acid, from L. salix, salic willow , + ic …
14salicylic acid — /ˌsæləsɪlɪk ˈæsəd/ (say .saluhsilik asuhd) noun an acid, HOC6H4COOH, prepared from salicin or from phenol, and used as an antiseptic, in the manufacture of aspirin, and medically as a remedy for rheumatic and gouty affections, usually in the form …
15salicylic acid — a drug that causes the skin to peel and destroys bacteria and fungi. It is applied to the skin, alone or in combination with other agents, to treat warts, corns, calluses, acne, dandruff, psoriasis, and fungal infections. Skin sensitivity… …
16salicylic acid — n. a bitter chemical used as a fungicide and in the manufacture of aspirin and dyestuffs. Derivatives: salicylate n. Etymology: salicyl its radical f. F salicyle (as SALICIN) …
17zinc oxide and salicylic acid paste — [USP] a mixture of zinc oxide paste and salicylic acid, used topically as an astringent and local protective. Called also Lassar p …
18salicylic — /sal euh sil ik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from salicylic acid. [1830 40; < F salicyl the diatomic radical of salicylic acid ( < L salic , s. of salix willow + F yl YL; it was orig. derived from salicin) + IC] * * * …
19salicylic — /sal euh sil ik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from salicylic acid. [1830 40; F salicyl the diatomic radical of salicylic acid ( < L salic , s. of salix willow + F yl YL; it was orig. derived from salicin) + IC] …
20acid — acidly, adv. acidness, n. /as id/, n. 1. Chem. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a… …
