a white sparingly soluble crystalline compound with a slight aromatic odour, used as a preservative and to absorb light in sun-tan lotions, plastics, etc; phenyl salicylate. Formula: C6H4(OH)COOC6H5
Word origin
C19: from salicyl (see salicylic acid) + -ol
salol in American English
(ˈsælɔl, -ɑl)
noun
Pharmacology
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C13H10O3, 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
Also called: phenyl salicylate
Word origin
[1885–90; formerly a trademark]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, roller coaster, scrum, seminar, toner