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PHENYL SALICYLATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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Hypernyms ("phenyl salicylate" is a kind of...):
salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))