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salicylaldehyde

[ sal-uh-sil-al-duh-hahyd ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 6 O 2 , having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in perfumery and in the synthesis of coumarin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of salicylaldehyde1

1865–70; salicyl ( salicylic ) + aldehyde

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