'hydroxy-benzyl alcohol' definitions:

Definition of 'hydroxy-benzyl alcohol'

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Saligenin \Sa*lig"e*nin\, n. [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.) A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol. [1913 Webster]