n :  a crystalline ester C₁₃H₁₀O₃ used chiefly as a stabilizer for cellulosic plastics and vinyl plastics and as an ingredient of suntan preparations because of its ability to absorb ultraviolet light and also as an analgesic and antipyretic - called also salol  .
 
 
 
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