salicylic acid

sal·i·cyl·ic ac·id

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noun salicylic acid a white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, C 7 H 6 O 3 , prepared from salicin or phenol: used as a food preservative, in the manufacture of aspirin, and in medicine chiefly in the form of a salicylate as a remedy for rheumatic and gouty conditions. 1
noun salicylic acid crystal-like substance used in aspirin 1
noun salicylic acid a white crystalline slightly water-soluble substance with a sweet taste and bitter aftertaste, used in the manufacture of aspirin, dyes, and perfumes, and as a fungicide. Formula: C6H4(OH)(COOH) 0
noun salicylic acid white crystalline substance with a sweet taste and a bitter aftertaste 0
noun salicylic acid a white, crystalline compound, HOC6H4COOH, prepared from salicin or phenol and used in the manufacture of aspirin, as a food preservative and mild antiseptic, etc. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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