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salicyl

salicyl noun: the hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic acid.

Noun

salicyl (plural salicyls)

  1. The hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic acid

Forms of salicyl

pluralsalicyls

Words formed from salicyl

Questions about salicyl

What does salicyl mean?
Salicyl means the hydroxybenzoyl radical derived from salicylic acid.
What part of speech is salicyl?
Salicyl is a noun.
What is the plural of salicyl?
The plural of salicyl is salicyls.

Words near salicyl in the dictionary

  1. salicortin
  2. salicortins
  3. salicoyl
  4. salicus
  5. salicyclamide
  6. salicyl
  7. salicylal
  8. salicylaldehyde
  9. salicylaldehydes
  10. salicylaldimine
  11. salicylaldoxime

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