a. Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [ now Yssel ]; Salic. --
a. (Her.) Same as Salient. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Sally. ] Salience; onslaught. [ Obs. ] “So fierce saliaunce.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called in Latin leges Salicae. ] Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called.
Salic law.
a. [ L. salix, -icis, the willow. ] Belonging or relating to the willow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree. ] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (
n. [ Salicin + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Salicylic + aldehide. ] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil,
n. (Chem.) A salt of salicylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Chem.) 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