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salicylic acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
sal-i-cylic acid
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

salicyclic acid (alternative)

Derived Forms

albuterol salicyl salicylamide salicylate

Phrases

acetylsalicylic acid aminosalicylic acid nitrosalicylic acid sal- -sal- -sal sulfosalicylic acid sulphosalicylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

salicin

Synonyms

spiraeic acid spiroylic acid spiroylous acid 2-hydroxybenzoic acid

Questions

What does salicylic acid mean?
A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆>H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.
Where does salicylic acid come from?
From translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained.

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