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Salicylic acid

noun
1.
A white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes.  Synonym: 2-hydroxybenzoic acid.



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"Salicylic acid" Quotes from Famous Books



... quickly and perishing as quickly, the willows nevertheless supply us with an important preservative element, extracted from their bitter juices. Salicylic acid, made from willow bark, prevents change and arrests decay, and it is an important medical agent ...
— Getting Acquainted with the Trees • J. Horace McFarland


Words linked to "Salicylic acid" :   St. Joseph, Dolobid, aspirin, Empirin, hydroxy acid, diflunisal, Bayer


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