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Salicylic Acid
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Produced in commercial quantities from carbolic acid; is a white crystalline powder, soluble in water, odourless, of a sweetish acid taste; largely used as an external antiseptic, and internally in the form of salicylate of sodium as a febrifuge and cure for acute rheumatism.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Salicylic Acid'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/salicylic-acid.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.