sodium salicylate

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of sodium salicylate

First recorded in 1900–05

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sodium salicylate

The artificial colors, such as carmine and aniline red, may be detected by observation or by warming the finely divided material on a water bath with a five per cent solution of sodium salicylate.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

For general or constitutional treatment of acute rheumatism, sodium salicylate is indicated.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Quinin kills the germ of malaria, sodium salicylate cures inflammatory rheumatism, and mercury cures syphilis.

From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)

It is then better to replace it by the sodium salicylate.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman