salicylate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of salicylate
First recorded in 1835–45; salicyl(ic acid) + -ate 2
Example Sentences
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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
Other cultures, including the Greeks, noted willow’s tonic effects, but not until the late 1890s did the Bayer drug and dye company combine salicylate with other ingredients to create aspirin.
From Slate • May 6, 2013
More benefit, however, appears to be derived from potassium iodide, guaiacum, the alkalis potash and lithia, and from the administration of aspirin and sodium salicylate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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