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salicylic alcohol

salicylic alcohol

8.6
A white solid used on skin to reduce pain and swelling
  • noun
  • /ˌsælɪˈsɪlɪk ˈæl.kə.hɔl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alcohol salicílico
  • The doctor prescribed salicylic alcohol for my skin condition.

Examples

  • Many dermatologists recommend salicylic alcohol for acne treatment.

  • The pharmacist explained that salicylic alcohol could be derived from willow bark extract.

  • Salicylic alcohol is sometimes used in topical preparations to relieve minor pain.

  • Researchers found that salicylic alcohol reduced inflammation in laboratory tests.

  • Salicylic alcohol is sometimes used in topical preparations to relieve minor pain.

  • The doctor prescribed salicylic alcohol to help alleviate my skin irritation.

  • Many dermatologists recommend salicylic alcohol due to its effectiveness in treating acne.

Synonyms

saligenin
vssalicylic alcohol
  • Specialized
9.9

A white crystal made from willow bark used to make pain medicine and to clean small wounds

focuses on its medical local anesthetic and pain relieving properties

Surface Forms

salicylic alcohol singular
salicylic alcohols plural

Morphology

salicylic + alcohol

This is a compositional chemical name: 'salicylic' qualifies the type/source and 'alcohol' names the chemical class, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is an alcohol related to salicylic acid. Although the full technical properties in the dictionary definition are specialized, the basic referent (an alcohol of the salicylic type) follows regular word-formation patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

Salicylic alcohol is named after willow bark: salicylic comes from a word for 'willow' because the substance was first made from a plant in the bark, and alcohol here means a simple type of chemical. That's why salicylic alcohol today refers to a small chemical used 'to relieve pain'.