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methyl salicylate

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noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 3 , produced synthetically or by maceration and subsequent distillation from birch or gaultheria: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring, and in medicine as a counterirritant in external preparations.

Etymology

Origin of methyl salicylate

First recorded in 1875–80

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methyl salicylate

Inactive ingredients include turpentine oil and methyl salicylate.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

The menthol and methyl salicylate trigger a cooling sensation.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

The active ingredients in Deep Heat are listed as menthol and methyl salicylate.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2013

Besides methyl salicylate, the oil contains triaconitane, an aldehyde or ketone, and an alcohol.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

The most common example of this group is gaultherin, C14H18O8, which is found in the bark of the black birch and is a combination of glucose with methyl salicylate.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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