salicylic — /sal euh sil ik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from salicylic acid. [1830 40; < F salicyl the diatomic radical of salicylic acid ( < L salic , s. of salix willow + F yl YL; it was orig. derived from salicin) + IC] * * * … Universalium
salicylic — /sal euh sil ik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from salicylic acid. [1830 40; F salicyl the diatomic radical of salicylic acid ( < L salic , s. of salix willow + F yl YL; it was orig. derived from salicin) + IC] … Useful english dictionary
salicylic — sal·i·cyl·ic || ‚sælɪ sɪlɪk adj. of or derived from salicylic acid (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
Salicylic acid — Salicylic acid … Wikipedia
salicylic acid — [sal΄ə sil′ik] n. [salicyl (radical of the acid) < Fr salicyle < L salix (see SALICIN) + Fr yle, YL + IC] a white, crystalline compound, HOC6H4COOH, prepared from salicin or phenol and used in the manufacture of aspirin, as a food… … English World dictionary
salicylic acid — Chem., Pharm. a white, crystalline, very slightly water soluble powder, C7H6O3, prepared from salicin or phenol: used as a food preservative, in the manufacture of aspirin, and in medicine chiefly in the form of a salicylate as a remedy for… … Universalium
salicylic aldehyde — Salicylal Sal i*cyl al, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the flowers of meadow sweet ({Spir[ae]a}), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
salicylic acid — A component of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), derived from salicin and made synthetically; used externally as a keratolytic agent, antiseptic, and fungicide. * * * sal·i·cyl·ic acid .sal ə .sil ik n a crystalline phenolic acid C7H6O3 that is … Medical dictionary
salicylic aldehyde — SYN: salicyl aldehyde. * * * salicylic aldehyde n SALICYLALDEHYDE … Medical dictionary
salicylic acid collodion — [USP] a preparation containing 9.5–11.5 per cent salicylic acid in flexible collodion; used as a topical keratolytic for warts and corns … Medical dictionary
