sodium salicylate

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline compound, C7H5NaO3, soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.

Origin of sodium salicylate

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sodium salicylate

sodium phosphate, sodium polysulfide, sodium propionate, sodium pump, sodium pyroborate, sodium salicylate, sodium silicate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfide, sodium sulfite, sodium sulphate