salisyl

Norwegian Bokmål

Skeletal formula of salicylic acid.

Etymology

First part salis- from Latin salix (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”) + last part -yl from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salɪˈsyːl/

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• Rhymes: -yːl
• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧syl

Noun

salisyl n (definite singular salisylet, indefinite plural salisyl, definite plural salisyla or salisylene)

1. (organic chemistry) salicylic acid (a white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.)

   Synonym: salisylsyre

References

• “salisyl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “salisyl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “salisylsyre” in Store norske leksikon