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Salicylate
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.
- 2 a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs) wordnet
Verb
- 1 To combine or treat with salicylic acid. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From salicylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology 2
From salicylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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