salicylate

American  

[suh-lis-uh-leyt, -lit, sal-uh-sil-eyt, sal-uh-sil-] / səˈlɪs əˌleɪt, -lɪt, ˌsæl əˈsɪl eɪt, ˈsæl əˌsɪl- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of salicylic acid.

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salicylate British  

/ səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of salicylic acid

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salicylate Scientific  

/ sə-lĭs′ə-lāt′,-lĭt,săl′ə-sĭl′ĭt /

1. A salt or ester of salicylic acid, containing the group C ₇ H ₅ O ₃.

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Etymology

Origin of salicylate

First recorded in 1835–45; salicyl(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

So can the antifungal herbal oils in Listerine: eucalyptol, menthol, methyl salicylate and thymol.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

PABA’s risks include severe sun sensitivity, and trolamine salicylate can cause serious bleeding, vomiting and—in extreme circumstances—death.

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2023

Hypocapnia, or abnormally low blood levels of CO2, occurs with any cause of hyperventilation that drives off the CO2, such as salicylate toxicity, elevated room temperatures, fever, or hysteria.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The tree, whose healing power was first noted by ancient Egyptians in the Ebers Papyrus, contains salicylate, a primary component of aspirin.

From Slate • May 6, 2013

When it is given, however, salicylate of sodium may be added for a short time to obtain a speedier effect.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various