Chapter Saker to Salify of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Salicaceous
(Sal`i*ca"ceous) a. [L. salix, -icis, the willow.] Belonging or relating to the willow.

Salicin
(Sal"i*cin) 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 (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

Salicyl
(Sal"i*cyl) n. [Salicin + - yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.

Salicylal
(Sal"i*cyl`al) n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, HO.C₆H₄.CHO, found in the flowers of meadow sweet and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also salicylol, salicylic aldehyde, and formerly salicylous, or spiroylous, acid.

Salicylate
(Sal"i*cyl`ate) n. (Chem.) A salt of salicylic acid.

Salicylic
(Sal`i*cyl"ic) 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 hydroxybenzoic acid.

Salicylide
(Sal"i*cyl`ide) n. [Salicylic + anhydride.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid.

Salicylite
(Sal"i*cyl`ite) n. (Chem.) A compound of salicylal; — named after the analogy of a salt.

Salicylol
(Sal"i*cyl`ol) n. [Salicylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) Same as Salicylal.

Salicylous
(Sa*lic"y*lous) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called salicylous acid, and now salicylal. [Obs.]

Salience
(Sa"li*ence) n. [See Salient.]

1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.

2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton.

Saliency
(Sa"li*en*cy) n. Quality of being salient; hence, vigor. "A fatal lack of poetic saliency." J. Morley.

Salient
(Sa"li*ent) a. [L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]

1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals." Sir T. Browne.

2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.

He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.

Burke.

3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.

Bancroft.

4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; — opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.

5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.

Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4. — Salient polygon (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. — Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.