salicylic acid

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Noun Phrase

sal=i=cyl=ic ac=id

WORDNET DICTIONARY

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

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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