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Related Terms:
sulphosalicylic acid
alphol
aminosalicylic acid
salophen
whitfield's ointment
industrial
hydroxybenzoic acid
subsalicylate
salicylate
acetylsalicylic
salol
acetaminosalol
methyl salicylate
salicyl
organic
phenetsal
white
aspirin
chemical
diiodosalicylic acid
sulfosalicylic acid
acetylsalicylic acid
acid
salicylize
salicylide
nitrosalicylic acid
crystalline
production
salicin
Definitions:
Noun
salicylic acid
2-hydroxybenzoic acid
Definition: a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
Definition: A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.