Salicylate

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.
  2. 2
    a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs) wordnet
Verb
  1. 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).

Related phrases

methyl salicylatesalicylic acid

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