sodium salicylate

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noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline compound, C7H5NaO3, soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.

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Origin of sodium salicylate

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sodium salicylate

sodium phosphate, sodium polysulfide, sodium propionate, sodium pump, sodium pyroborate, sodium salicylate, sodium silicate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfide, sodium sulfite, sodium sulphate

How to use sodium salicylate in a sentence

The soluble compound which is formed is generally considered to be a double salt of theobromin sodium and sodium salicylate.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Theobromin sodium salicylate is described in New and Nonofficial Remedies and in several foreign pharmacopeias.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Alkalies, especially sodium salicylate, and intestinal antiseptics are useful.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Salicin, sodium salicylate, and salophen in moderately full doses act well in some cases.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Alkalies—sodium salicylate, potassium bicarbonate, liquor potassæ, and lithium carbonate.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon