Definition

1. Noun:
   • A white crystalline compound: Phenyl salicylate is an organic chemical substance appearing as a white powder or crystalline solid.
   • A substance with specific functional uses: It is characterized by a pleasant taste and odor and is utilized for its light-absorbing, preservative, antiseptic, or enteric coating properties.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Phenyl salicylate is sometimes included in sunscreens for its ability to absorb ultraviolet light.
  • The pharmacist explained that the pill's coating contained phenyl salicylate to ensure the medicine was released in the intestines.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Industrial Context: In manufacturing, phenyl salicylate may be referred to by its older name, , particularly when discussing its use in enteric coatings or as a UV absorber.
  • Salol, or phenyl salicylate, was historically used as an internal antiseptic.

Variants and Related Words

• Salol: A synonym and common name for phenyl salicylate, often used in pharmaceutical and chemical contexts.

Synonyms

• Salol: The primary synonym.
• 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid phenyl ester: The systematic IUPAC name.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Enteric coating: A functional application where phenyl salicylate is used to prevent a pill from dissolving in the stomach.
• UV absorber: A functional role describing one of its uses in products like sun tan lotions.

Noun

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