PHENYL SALICYLATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release

Synonyms:

phenyl salicylate; salol

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phenyl salicylate" is a kind of...):

salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))

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