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salicyl |
salicylal |
salicylate |
salicylate poisoning |
salicylic |
salicylic acid
| salicylide
| salicylite
| salicylol
| salicylous
| salience
salicylic acid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun salicylic acid has 1 sense
- salicylic acid(n = noun.substance) 2-hydroxybenzoic acid - a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes; Array is a kind of hydroxy acid
OXFORD DICTIONARY
salicylic acid, n. a bitter chemical used as a fungicide and in the manufacture of aspirin and dyestuffs.
Derivative
salicylate n.
Etymology
salicyl its radical f. F salicyle (as SALICIN)
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