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SALICYLATE
salicylate
(noun) a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
salicylate (plural salicylates)
(chemistry) any salt or ester of salicylic acid
Verb
salicylate (third-person singular simple present salicylates, present participle salicylating, simple past and past participle salicylated)
(transitive) To combine or treat with salicylic acid.
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"i*cyl`ate (-ayt), n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of salicylic acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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