In chemistry terms the difference between crystalline and salol
is that crystalline is having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure while salol is phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations ofalcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
As nouns the difference between crystalline and salol
is that crystalline is any crystalline substance while salol is phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations ofalcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
As an adjective crystalline
is of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
crystalline
English
Adjective
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en adjective)
of, relating to, or composed of crystals
(chemistry) having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure
resembling crystal in being clear and transparent
Antonyms
* amorphous
Noun
(
en noun)
(obsolete) Any crystalline substance.
(obsolete) aniline
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salol
English
Noun
(-)
(chemistry) Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations ofalcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
Derived terms
*salol-camphor
Anagrams
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