HyperDic: methyl_salicylate

English > 1 sense of the expression methyl salicylate:
NOUNsubstancemethyl salicylate, birch oil, sweet-birch oila liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen
English > methyl salicylate: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain.
Synonymsbirch oil, 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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