NOUN | substance | birch oil, methyl salicylate, sweet-birch oil | a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen |
---|
Meaning | A liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | methyl salicylate, sweet-birch oil | |
Broader | salicylate | A salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs) |
Substance of | wintergreen oil, oil of wintergreen | oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry / teaberry plant |
Spanish | salicilato de metilo | |
Catalan | salicilat de metil |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact