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salicylal

salicylal noun: a fragrant oil, HO.C₆H₄.CHO, found in the flowers of meadowsweet and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc.

Noun

salicylal (uncountable)

  1. A fragrant oil, HO.C₆H₄.CHO, found in the flowers of meadowsweet and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc.

Synonyms of salicylal

Forms of salicylal

alternative formsalicylol

Words formed from salicylal

Questions about salicylal

What does salicylal mean?
Salicylal means a fragrant oil, HO.C₆H₄.CHO, found in the flowers of meadowsweet and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc.
What part of speech is salicylal?
Salicylal is a noun.

Words near salicylal in the dictionary

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

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