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1. (n.) salicylic acid
a white crystalline substance, C
Etymology: (1830–40; < F salicyl the diatomic radical of salicylic acid (< L salic-, s. of salix willow + F -yl)
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1. (noun) salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid
a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
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1. salicylic acid
produced in commercial quantities from carbolic acid; is a white crystalline powder, soluble in water, odourless, of a sweetish acid taste; largely used as an external antiseptic, and internally in the form of salicylate of sodium as a febrifuge and cure for acute rheumatism.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. salicylic acid
A compound obtained from the bark of the white willow and wintergreen leaves, and also prepared synthetically. It has bacteriostatic, fungicidal, and keratolytic actions. Its salts, the salicylates, are used as analgesics. (From Dorland's, 28th ed)
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