salicylaldehyde

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sal′ə sil aldə hīd′)


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sal•i•cyl•al•de•hyde  (sal′ə sil aldə hīd′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryan oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C7H6O2, having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in perfumery and in the synthesis of coumarin.
Also, salicylic aldehyde. 
  • salicyl (see salicylic) + aldehyde 1865–70


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