salicylate

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

/ səˈlɪs əˌleɪt, -lɪt, ˌsæl əˈsɪl eɪt, ˈsæl əˌsɪl- /

noun Chemistry.

Nearby words

salicin, salicional, salicornia, salicylaldehyde, salicylamide, salicylate, salicylic, salicylic acid, salicylism, salience, saliency

Origin of salicylate

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

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Examples from the Web for salicylate

"Salicylate of soda and sugar of milk," replied the traveling man.
The Great American Fraud|Samuel Hopkins Adams
The colchicin would produce digestive disturbance quite apart from the salicylate.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Jan got rather strong signs of inflammatory rheumatism threatening, so he went to bed for a couple of days with salicylate.
The Luck of Thirteen|Jan Gordon
If acute, 20 grains of salicylate of soda every eight hours in a tablespoonful of water.
Sporting Dogs|Frank Townend Barton

This trace of iron in the presence of salicylate gives the product a purple color.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for salicylate

salicylate

/ (səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of salicylic acid

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Medicine definitions for salicylate

salicylate

[ sə-lĭs′ə-lāt′, -lĭt, săl′ĭ-sĭl′ĭt ]

n.

A salt or ester of salicylic acid.

Science definitions for salicylate

salicylate

[ sə-lĭs′ə-lāt′, -lĭt, săl′ə-sĭl′ĭt ]

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