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salol

sa·lol

uncommon

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

Origin

From salicylic + -ol.

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