Definitions for Salol

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Salol sal·ol

Spelling: [sal-awl, -ol]

IPA: /ˈsæl ɔl, -ɒl/

Salol is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in Salol (allos).

Definitions for Salol

noun

1. a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.

Origin of Salol

First recorded in 1885-90; formerly a trademark

Examples for Salol

The resulting cavity may be injected daily with a weak carbolic-acid lotion, or salol may be introduced.

Some cases of amibian dysentery are being treated with calomel, salol, and emetine.