salicylic acid

English - Turkish

Definition of salicylic acid in English Turkish dictionary

salisilik asit

Salisilik asit, bir organik bileşiktir. - Salicylic acid is an organic compound.

(Tıp) Fungisid ve bakteriostatik özellikleri olan ve birçok cilt müstahzarının hazırlanmasında kullanılan bir madde

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Definition of salicylic acid in English English dictionary

A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals

a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes

White, crystalline solid organic compound used chiefly to make aspirin and other pharmaceutical products, including methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen, for medicines and flavourings), phenyl salicylate (for sunburn creams and pill coatings), and salicylanilide (a cutaneous fungicide). Its molecular structure, with the formula C6H4(OH)COOH, consists of a six-membered aromatic ring (see aromatic compound) having a hydroxyl group (OH) and a carboxyl group (COOH) bonded to adjacent carbon atoms; as such, it is both a phenol and a carboxylic acid. It and certain derivatives occur naturally in some plants, particularly species of Spiraea and Salix (willow). Large amounts are used in producing certain dyes

white crystalline acid made of from salicin or phenol used in the production of aspirin and dyes and food preservatives

Hyphenation

sa·li·cyl·ic ac·id