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    SWEET-BIRCH OIL

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint painplay

    Synonyms:

    birch oil; methyl salicylate; sweet-birch oil

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("sweet-birch oil" is a kind of...):

    salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))

    Holonyms ("sweet-birch oil" is a substance of...):

    oil of wintergreen; wintergreen oil (oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant)

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