HyperDic: birch_oil

English > 1 sense of the expression birch oil:
NOUNsubstancebirch oil, methyl salicylate, sweet-birch oila liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen
English > birch oil: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain.
Synonymsmethyl salicylate, sweet-birch oil
BroadersalicylateA salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
Substance ofwintergreen oil, oil of wintergreenoil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry / teaberry plant
Spanishsalicilato de metilo
Catalansalicilat de metil

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