cresalol

(kres’al-ol). Any one of the three isomeric salicylic esters of the ¢resols; distinguished as orthocresalol, met acres a lol, and _par acres a lol; they are milky-white powders, of the formula C.H,(OH)CO,.6H,.CH,: antiseptic, mainly for external use. The cresalols are also used internally for rheumatism. Dose, 4-15 gr. (0.26-1 gm.). eresamin (kres-am‘in). An antiseptic and germicide mixture of ethyl end i am in and tri cresol. €resapol (kres’a-pol). A solution of crude cresols in potash soap: used as a disinfectant. eres at in (kres’at-in). Meta-cresyl acetate, CH,- C,H,.0(CH,CO), a colorle oily liquid, used as an antiseptic and analgesic in diseases of the nose, t, and ear.