salicylic acid
1Salicylic acid — Salicylic acid …
2salicylic acid — [sal΄ə sil′ik] n. [salicyl (radical of the acid) < Fr salicyle < L salix (see SALICIN) + Fr yle, YL + IC] a white, crystalline compound, HOC6H4COOH, prepared from salicin or phenol and used in the manufacture of aspirin, as a food… …
3salicylic acid — Chem., Pharm. a white, crystalline, very slightly water soluble powder, C7H6O3, prepared from salicin or phenol: used as a food preservative, in the manufacture of aspirin, and in medicine chiefly in the form of a salicylate as a remedy for… …
4salicylic acid — sal′i•cyl′ic ac′id [[t]ˌsæl əˈsɪl ɪk[/t]] n. chem. pha a white crystalline substance, C7H6O3, prepared from salicin or phenol: used as a food preservative and in the manufacture of aspirin Etymology: 1830–40; < F salicyl the diatomic radical… …
5salicylic acid — salicilo rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė HOC₆H₄COOH atitikmenys: angl. salicylic acid rus. салициловая кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – 2 hidroksibenzenkarboksirūgštis …
6salicylic acid collodion — [USP] a preparation containing 9.5–11.5 per cent salicylic acid in flexible collodion; used as a topical keratolytic for warts and corns …
7salicylic acid plaster — [USP] a uniform mixture of salicylic acid in a suitable base, spread on paper, cotton cloth, or other backing material; used as a topical keratolytic …
8salicylic acid — A component of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), derived from salicin and made synthetically; used externally as a keratolytic agent, antiseptic, and fungicide. * * * sal·i·cyl·ic acid .sal ə .sil ik n a crystalline phenolic acid C7H6O3 that is …
9salicylic acid — noun A white crystalline organic acid, 2 hydroxybenzoic acid, CH(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals …
10SALICYLIC ACID — produced in commercial quantities from carbolic acid; is a white crystalline powder, soluble in water, odourless, of a sweetish acid taste; largely used as an external antiseptic, and internally in the form of salicylate of sodium as a… …
