Salicylic

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  • adj. Derived from salicin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Derived from the willow: applied to a number of benzene derivatives which may be derived from the glucoside salicin found in the bark and leaves of willows.
    • Word Usage
    "Long a remedy for flu, fever, and arthritis, meadowsweet contains an aspirin-type compound called salicylic acid."
    Cross Reference
    salicylic acid    salicylic aldehyde    salicylic ether   
    Variant
    hydroxybenzoic   
    Form
    salicylic acid   
    Same Context
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