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SALICYLATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("salicylate" is a kind of...):
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; NSAID (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids)
salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "salicylate"):
acetylsalicylic acid; aspirin; Bayer; Empirin; St. Joseph (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)
birch oil; methyl salicylate; sweet-birch oil (a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain)
phenyl salicylate; salol (a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release)
