salicylate

[ suh-lis-uh-leyt, -lit, sal-uh-sil-eyt, sal-uh-sil- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of salicylic acid.

Origin of salicylate

1
First recorded in 1835–45; salicyl(ic acid) + -ate2

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British Dictionary definitions for salicylate

salicylate

/ (səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt) /


noun
  1. any salt or ester of salicylic acid

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Scientific definitions for salicylate

salicylate

[ sə-lĭsə-lāt′, -lĭt, săl′ə-sĭlĭt ]


  1. A salt or ester of salicylic acid, containing the group C7H5O3.

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