alphol

English

Etymology

From alpha +‎ -ol.

Noun

alphol (uncountable)

1. A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.
   • 1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178:

     The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol. Pancreatic and the intestinal juices decompose alphol into salicylic acid and alpha-naphthol. The new remedy is recommended as antiseptic, antineuralgic, and antirheumatic.

Anagrams

• phallo, phallo-