salol
salol noun: phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations of alcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
Noun
salol (countable and uncountable, plural salols)
- Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations of alcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
- The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol.1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178
salol meaning in Tamil
salol in Tamil
- சலோல்
Forms of salol
| plural | salols |
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Origin of salol
From salicylic + -ol.
Words formed from salol
Questions about salol
- What does salol mean?
- Salol means phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations of alcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
- What is salol in Tamil?
- Salol in Tamil is சலோல். See Salol meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is salol?
- Salol is a noun.
- What is the plural of salol?
- The plural of salol is salols.
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