sodium salicylate
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline compound, C7H5NaO3, soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.
Origin of sodium salicylate
First recorded in 1900–05
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