salicylic acid
English
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editEtymology
editFrom translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained.
Noun
edit- (organic chemistry) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6>H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.
Synonyms
edit- spiraeic acid, spiroylic acid, spiroylous acid (obsolete)
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editsalicylic acid
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