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salicylic

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sal⋅i⋅cyl⋅ic

[sal-uh-sil-ik]
–adjective Chemistry.
of or derived from salicylic acid.

Origin:
1830–40; < F salicyl the diatomic radical of salicylic acid (< L salic-, s. of salix willow + F -yl -yl; it was orig. derived from salicin) + -ic
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