different between santyl vs santal

English

Noun

santyl (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Santyl
   • 1907, The Medical Critic and Guide, page 13:

     It was soon found that in many cases the urine only cleared up when the santyl was given after the kava preparation had been used, while conversely, very few cases were benefited when kava-kavin was substituted owing to insufficient action […]

   • 1907, The Medical Examiner and General Practitioner: A Journal Devoted to Physical Diagnosis, page 192:

     The patient stated that he had suffered from pains in the region of the kidneys when taking sandal-wood oil some months previously, so that when I prescribed santyl for him I requested the resident medical officer to watch the case carefully, […]

   • 1919, Council on Drugs (American Medical Association), New and Nonofficial Drugs, page 256:

     It is said that santyl passes the stomach unchanged, but is slowly split up in the intestines into its constituents, santalol and salicylic acid. Santyl is claimed to have the same actions as sandalwood oil, except that because of the slow liberation of santalol, it produces less irritation […] . It is claimed to be useful like santal oil for gonorrheal urethritis.

Anagrams

• Stanly, altyns, slanty

English

Etymology

Santalum +? -al (“aldehyde”). Compare santyl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæntæl/

Noun

santal (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.

Anagrams

• alants, aslant, natals

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• santan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: san?tal

Noun

santal

1. Ixora, the only genus in the tribe Ixoreae, flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.tal/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ???????? (?andal).

Noun

santal m (plural sandals or santaux)

1. sandalwood (any of various trees in Santalum; the aromatic wood of such trees)

Usage notes

The plural santaux was used until the 19th century, when it was superseded by santals.

Etymology 2

Noun

santal m (uncountable)

1. Santali (Austroasiatic language of eastern South Asia)

Further reading

• “santal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French santal.

Noun

santal m (plural santali)

1. sandalwood

Declension