"salicylic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|mul|Salix||the willow}} translingual Salix (“the willow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} salicylic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆>H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals. Wikipedia link: salicylic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids Synonyms: spiraeic acid, spiroylic acid, spiroylous acid [obsolete], salicyclic acid Derived forms: acetylsalicylic acid, sal-, -sal-, -sal, salicyl, salicylamide, salicylate Related terms: salicin Translations (salicylic acid): салицилова киселина (salicilova kiselina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 水楊酸 /水杨酸 (shuǐyángsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), kyselina salicylová [feminine] (Czech), salisyylihappo (Finnish), acide salicylique [masculine] (French), σαλικυλικό οξύ (salikylikó oxý) [neuter] (Greek), szalicilsav (Hungarian), acido salicilico [masculine] (Italian), サリチル酸 (sarichiru san) (Japanese), 살리실산 (sallisilsan) (Korean), салици́лна кисе́лина (salicílna kisélina) [feminine] (Macedonian), салици́л (salicíl) [masculine] (Macedonian), salisyl [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), salisylsyre [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kwas salicylowy [masculine] (Polish), ácido salicílico [masculine] (Portuguese), acid salicilic (Romanian), салициловая кислота (salicilovaja kislota) [feminine] (Russian), ácido salicílico [masculine] (Spanish), salicylsyra [common-gender] (Swedish), salisilik asit (Turkish), axit salixilic (Vietnamese)
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