salicyl Chem.
(ˈsælɪsɪl)
Also -yle, -ile, -ule.
[ad. F. salicyle, f. L. salic-, -salix willow: see -yl.]
The diatomic radical of salicylic acid.
| 1840 Turner's Elem. Chem. (ed. 6) iii. 852 Under the name of hydruret of salicule, a peculiar acid was made known by Piria, who discovered it as a product of the decomposition of salicine. 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 409 Hydride of salicyl. 1876 Harley Royle's Mat. Med. 415 Gently heated with sulphuric acid and bichromate of potash, it [sc. salicin]..is converted into fragrant oil of meadow sweet or hydride of salicyle. |
| attrib. 1842 T. Graham Elem. Chem. 871 Salicyl Series of Compounds. 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 409 The salicyl group. 1888 Fagge & Pye-Smith Princ. Med. (ed. 2) I. 205 Salicyl compounds, invaluable as they are in rheumatic fever. |
Hence
ˌsalicyˈlaldehyde,
o-hydroxybenzaldehyde, C
7H
6O
2, a colourless volatile liquid having an odour of bitter almonds, which is found in oil from meadowsweet and related species, and is used
esp. in perfumery;
salicyˈlamic a., derived from salicyl and ammonia;
saliˈcylamide, a compound formed when oil of gualtheria is dissolved in a solution of ammonia;
ˈsalicylide, the anhydride of salicylic acid;
saliˈcylimide, a yellow crystalline powder produced by the action of heat on salicylamic acid;
ˈsalicylite, a salt formed by the action of salicylol on oxides and hydrates of metals;
ˈsalicylol, a colourless or reddish oil intermediate in composition between salicylic acid and salicylic aldehyde; also, extended to include a class of bodies of this type in which part of the hydrogen is replaced by a metal;
salicylˈurate, a salt of salicyluric acid;
† salicylˈuret, a compound of salicyl with a metal;
salicyˈluric acid, an acid derived from the urine evacuated after the administration of salicylic acid.
| 1840 Turner's Elem. Chem. (ed. 6) iii. 855 Saliculimide. Ibid., Saliculite of Ammonia. 1842 T. Graham Elem. Chem. 872 In the salicylites, the atom of hydrogen of the formula of salicylous acid is replaced by a metal. Ibid. 873 Solutions of alkalies and acids act upon salicylimide,..as they do upon amides. 1845 W. Gregory Outl. Chem. ii. 345 Salicyluret of ammonium..is formed when concentrated ammonia is poured upon hydruret of salicyle. 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 544 It [sc. benzamic acid] is isomeric with anthranilic acid and with salicylamide. Ibid. 567 Both salicylide and salicylic anhydride are rapidly converted into ordinary salicylic acid. Ibid., The solutions of salicyluric acid give a violet colour with persalts of iron. 1863 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 9) 557 Salicylite of copper is a green insoluble powder. 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 150 Salicylamic-acid,..this compound is produced by the action of ammonia on methylsalicylic or ethylsalicylic acid. Ibid. 167 Salicylol... Salicylous Hydride. Hydric Salicylite. Salicylous acid. Ibid. 172 Salicylurates.—The acid decomposes carbonates. Its salts crystallise easily. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. xxxix. 388 Salicyl Aldehyde, C7H6O2. Ibid. 389 Sodium Salicilol. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 212/2 Salicin is eliminated from the system partly in the form of salicylic and salicyluric acids, and partly as saligenin. 1896 W. T. Brannt Animal & Vegetable Fats (ed. 2) II. xix. 274 Salicylaldehyde..exists in the oils of meadow sweet and of other species of spiraea. 1973 Nature 4 May 37/2 Several compounds with specific odours, such as 2,4-pentanedione, morin, salicylaldehyde and acetic acid, are well known chelating agents for heavy metals. |