salicylic acid
English
Alternative forms
- salicyclic acid
Etymology
From Translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained.
Noun
- (organic chemistry) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.
Synonyms
- spiraeic acid, spiroylic acid, spiroylous acid (obsolete)
Translations
salicylic acid
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