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English noun: salicylic acid

1. salicylic acid (substance) a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes


Synonyms2-hydroxybenzoic acid


Broader (hypernym)hydroxy acid


Substance meronymacetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, diflunisal, Dolobid, Empirin, St. Joseph









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