Medical Dictionary
salicylaldehyde
noun sal·i·cyl·al·de·hyde \-ˈal-də-ˌhīd\
Medical Definition of SALICYLALDEHYDE
: an oily liquid phenolic aldehyde C7H6O2 that has a bitter almond odor and is used chiefly in perfumery and in making coumarin—called also salicylic aldehyde
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