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-salan

/sə.læn/

-salan suffix: used to form names of brominated salicylamide derivatives used as disinfectants.

Suffix

-salan

  1. Used to form names of brominated salicylamide derivatives used as disinfectants.

Origin of -salan

From -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -an (of unknown origin).

Questions about -salan

What does -salan mean?
-salan means used to form names of brominated salicylamide derivatives used as disinfectants.
What part of speech is -salan?
-salan is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -salan?
-salan is pronounced /sə.læn/.

Words near -salan in the dictionary

  1. -s
  2. -s-
  3. -safe
  4. -sal
  5. -sal-
  6. -salan
  7. -salazide
  8. -salazine
  9. -sama
  10. -san
  11. -sartan

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