Dictionary

salicylic acid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆>H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.

Forms

Deriveds

-sal · aminosalicylic acid · salicyl · nitrosalicylic acid · sulfosalicylic acid · albuterol · acetylsalicylic acid · sal- · thiosalicylic acid · -sal- · salicylate · salicylamide · sulphosalicylic acid

Relateds

salicin

Synonyms

spiraeic acid · spiroylic acid · spiroylous acid

Translations (30)

sk kyselina salicylová (salicylic acid) · gl ácido salicílico (salicylic acid) · pl kwas salicylowy (salicylic acid) · it acido salicilico (salicylic acid) · hu szalicilsav (salicylic acid) · ja サリチル酸 (salicylic acid) · nb salisylsyre (salicylic acid) · be саліцылавая кіслата (salicylic acid) · hy սալիցիլաթթու (salicylic acid) · nb salisyl (salicylic acid) · ro acid salicilic (salicylic acid) · el σαλικυλικό οξύ (salicylic acid) · pt ácido salicílico (salicylic acid) · uk саліцилова кислота (salicylic acid) · sl salicilna kislina (salicylic acid) · fr acide salicylique (salicylic acid) · mk салици́л (salicylic acid) · cmn 水楊酸 /水杨酸 (salicylic acid) · vi axit salixilic (salicylic acid) · ru салициловая кислота (salicylic acid) · tr salisilik asit (salicylic acid) · bg салицилова киселина (salicylic acid) · eo salikata acido (salicylic acid) · fi salisyylihappo (salicylic acid) · ko 살리실산 (salicylic acid) · de Salicylsäure (salicylic acid) · mk салици́лна кисе́лина (salicylic acid) · cs kyselina salicylová (salicylic acid) · es ácido salicílico (salicylic acid) · sv salicylsyra (salicylic acid)