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Insoluble vs Salol - What's the difference?

insoluble | salol |

As an adjective insoluble

is that cannot be dissolved.

As a noun salol is

(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.

insoluble

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That cannot be dissolved.
  • That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
  • That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.
  • That cannot be broken down; dispersed

    • Antonyms

    * (not soluble) (l) * (not solvable) (l) * (not explainable) (l)

    Related terms

    * insolubility * insolubly

    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

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