salicylate

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

nounChemistry.

a salt or ester of salicylic acid.

Origin of salicylate

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

Words Nearby salicylate

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How to use salicylate in a sentence

The soluble compound which is formed is generally considered to be a double salt of theobromin sodium and sodium salicylate.
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Theobromin sodium salicylate is described in New and Nonofficial Remedies and in several foreign pharmacopeias.
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According to the statements of the manufacturers, Bengus Analgesic Balm contains menthol, salicylate of methyl and lanolin.
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He has been taking some salicylate of soda, and I have tried to persuade him to give it up.
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Alkalies, especially sodium salicylate, and intestinal antiseptics are useful.
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British Dictionary definitions for salicylate

salicylate

/ (səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of salicylic acid

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Scientific definitions for salicylate

salicylate

[ sə-lĭs′ə-lāt′, -lĭt, săl′ə-sĭl′ĭt ]

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

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