salicylate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of salicylate
First recorded in 1835–45; salicyl(ic acid) + -ate 2
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PABA’s risks include severe sun sensitivity, and trolamine salicylate can cause serious bleeding, vomiting and—in extreme circumstances—death.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 6, 2023
The menthol and methyl salicylate trigger a cooling sensation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Hypocapnia, or abnormally low blood levels of CO2, occurs with any cause of hyperventilation that drives off the CO2, such as salicylate toxicity, elevated room temperatures, fever, or hysteria.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The tree, whose healing power was first noted by ancient Egyptians in the Ebers Papyrus, contains salicylate, a primary component of aspirin.
From Slate ● May 6, 2013
Mustard plasters, Dover's powders, salicylate of soda, emetics, poultices, clinical thermometers, chlorodyne, and beef tea have been in requisition all day.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
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