PHENYL SALICYLATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does phenyl salicylate mean? • PHENYL SALICYLATE (noun)
The noun PHENYL SALICYLATE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: PHENYL SALICYLATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHENYL SALICYLATE (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
phenyl salicylate; salol
Hypernyms ("phenyl salicylate" is a kind of...):
salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))
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