PHENYL SALICYLATE
\fˌiːna͡ɪl sˈalɪsˌɪle͡ɪt], \fˌiːnaɪl sˈalɪsˌɪleɪt], \f_ˌiː_n_aɪ_l s_ˈa_l_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_l_eɪ_t]\
Definitions of PHENYL SALICYLATE
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a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release
By Princeton University
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a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The salicylic ester of phenyl, C6H4 (OH)COOC6H5 1:2. Salol, as it is almost universally called, is decomposed in the intestine with the liberation of the constituents, phenol and salicylic acid, both of which are actively antiseptic. Salol is also used pharmaceutically to coat pills which are intended to pass through the stomach unchanged and dissolve in the intestine.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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