sodium salicylate
noun
: a crystalline salt NaC7H5O3 that has a sweetish saline taste and is used chiefly as an analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic
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Other materials found in the home included 58 pounds of ammonium nitrate, 30 pounds of aluminum powder and 26 pounds of sodium salicylate.
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BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Ingredients include sodium salicylate, which creates a gentle chemical peeling effect that leaves your skin baby soft.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023
BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Ingredients include sodium salicylate, which creates a gentle chemical peeling effect that leaves your skin baby soft.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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sodium salicylate
noun
: a crystalline salt NaC7H5O3 that has a sweetish saline taste and is used chiefly as an analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic
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