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methyl salicylate
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 3 , produced synthetically or by maceration and subsequent distillation from birch or gaultheria: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring, and in medicine as a counterirritant in external preparations.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of methyl salicylate1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
The substitution of methyl salicylate for the water has been attended with success.
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A transparent, non-staining gelatinoid of combined iodine with menthol and methyl salicylate.
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Besides methyl salicylate, the oil contains triaconitane, an aldehyde or ketone, and an alcohol.
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It is itself a methyl salicylate 90 per cent., plus terebene 10 per cent.
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