salicylate
[ suh-lis-uh-leyt, -lit, sal-uh-sil-eyt, sal-uh-sil- ]
/ səˈlɪs əˌleɪt, -lɪt, ˌsæl əˈsɪl eɪt, ˈsæl əˌsɪl- /
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of salicylic acid.
Origin of salicylate
First recorded in 1835–45;
salicyl(ic acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby salicylate
salicin,
salicional,
salicornia,
salicylaldehyde,
salicylamide,
salicylate,
salicylic,
salicylic acid,
salicylism,
salience,
saliency
Example sentences from the Web for salicylate
British Dictionary definitions for salicylate
salicylate
/ (səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of salicylic acid
Medical definitions for salicylate
salicylate
[ sə-lĭs′ə-lāt′, -lĭt, săl′ĭ-sĭl′ĭt ]
n.
A salt or ester of salicylic acid.
Scientific definitions for salicylate
salicylate
[ sə-lĭs′ə-lāt′, -lĭt, săl′ə-sĭl′ĭt ]
A salt or ester of salicylic acid, containing the group C7H5O3.