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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