| salicylic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Synonym: hydroxybenzoic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| salicylic acid | O-Hydroxybenzoic acid;a component of aspirin, derived from salicin and made synthetically; used externally as a keratolytic agent, antiseptic, and fungicide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salicylic acid 5-hydroxylase | <enzyme> Catalyses conversion of salicylic acid to gentisic acid Registry number: EC 1.14.- Synonym: salicylate 5-hydroxylase (26 Jun 1999) |
| salicylic acid collodion | A keratolytic agent used in the treatment of corns and verrucae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| salicylic aldehyde | salicyl aldehyde |