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alphol

alphol noun: a crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.

Noun

alphol (uncountable)

  1. A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.
    • The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol. Pancreatic and the intestinal juices decompose alphol into salicylic acid and alpha-naphthol. The new remedy is recommended as antiseptic, antineuralgic, and antirheumatic.1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178

Origin of alphol

From alpha + -ol.

Questions about alphol

What does alphol mean?
Alphol means a crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.
What part of speech is alphol?
Alphol is a noun.

Words near alphol in the dictionary

  1. alphin
  2. Alphington
  3. alphins
  4. alphitomancy
  5. alphoid
  6. alphol
  7. Alphonse
  8. Alphonse and Gaston
  9. Alphonsian
  10. alphonsin
  11. Alphonsine

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