sodium salicylate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 NaO 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sodium salicylate¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The soluble compound which is formed is generally considered to be a double salt of theobromin sodium and sodium salicylate.

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Theobromin sodium salicylate is described in New and Nonofficial Remedies and in several foreign pharmacopeias.

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Alkalies, especially sodium salicylate, and intestinal antiseptics are useful.

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Salicin, sodium salicylate, and salophen in moderately full doses act well in some cases.

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Alkalies—sodium salicylate, potassium bicarbonate, liquor potassæ, and lithium carbonate.

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