SALOL

n. Sa2l'o2l. 1. A colorle crystalline substance, ClsH,oOs=C8[pH,COOCaH6,H,HH.:H,], or phenyl salicylate, occurring as a microscopic powder or as large transparent tablets of little or no taste and smell. It is antipyretic and disinfectant, and is not corrosive when applied externally. It is used in rheumatism, diabetes, cholera, and various catarrhal affections, also as a surgical antiseptic. 2. A generic name for the ethers of salicylic acid. [B, 3, 270 (a, 38).] [s. 432]