sal1cıol

[ Eng.salicyl; -ol.] Chem.: C7H6O2 = (C7H4O)"Ho. Salicylic alde hyde, salicylous acid. Volatile oil of spirea. Obtained by distilling the flowers of Spirœa ulmaria , or by the oxidation of saligenin, with a mixture of pota ic dichromate and sulphuric acid. It is a colorle aromatic oil, specific gravity 1173 at 15°, solidifies at-20°, boils at 196°, and is soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. It is inflammable, burning with a bright but smoky flame, gives an intense violet coloration with ferric salts, and forms compounds with strong bases. săl-1-çl-ous, a. [Eng.salicyl; -ous.] Derived from or contained in salicylic acid. salicylous-acid, s. [SALICYLOL.]