Salicylic
[,sæli'silik]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid.
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Examples
- Sparkling Must requires an addition of 6 to 7 ounces of salicylic acid per 100 gallons. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The addition of the salicylic acid delays secondary fermentation in stock and export beers, which may then be kept for any length of time without becoming unsound or of unpleasant flavor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Dissolve 3/4 of an ounce of salicylic acid in a gallon of cider, and then add this amount to each barrel of cider. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The artificial production of salicylic acid, by Kolbe (Pat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As wine differs very much in its constitution the requisite quantity of salicylic acid must be found out by practice in each particular case. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Rub into the surface of the meat some dry salicylic acid, particularly about the bony and fatty parts; the meat to be afterward cleaned before cooking as usual. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In the manufacture of vinegar, salicylic acid is also of great importance to prevent false or excessive fermentation, putridity, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Are successfully preserved for a length of time from decomposition or deterioration by means of salicylic acid. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Salicylic acid is a white, dry, crystalline powder, devoid of smell or taste, undergoes no change when kept in store, and is neither inflammable nor volatile. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Benzoate of soda, and salicylic acid are the chemicals most widely employed for this purpose, with coal-tar dyes to simulate the natural color of the fruit. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Of all the anti-septic agents used for the purposes mentioned boracic acid is the favorite, and salicylic acid next in choice. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The use of salicylic acid will thus be found highly remunerative to all tanners, as it has proved in the industries already alluded to. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- By contact with iron in any form salicylic acid takes a violet color. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Meat thus treated with salicylic acid requires, also, less cooking to render it tender. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- To keep meat for several days from becoming high or tainted: Place it for twenty or thirty minutes in an aqueous solution of 8 drachms of salicylic acid to one gallon of water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The clean bottles must be rinsed with a solution of 1 part of salicylic acid in 4 or 5 parts of spirit (free from fusel oil), which can be poured from 1 bottle to another. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It is also well to place a paper soaked in the salicylic acid solution on the top of them, which greatly enhances the preserving effect. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The larger the amount of sugar in proportion to the alcohol the more salicylic acid will be required. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The salicylic acid is to keep it from spoiling. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The proportions in which salicylic acid dissolves are: One part by weight in 300 to 500 parts of cold water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In the same manner all kinds of fruit-wine which, as is well known, soon turn sour, can be preserved by the addition of a similar quantity of salicylic acid. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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