HyperDic: sweet-birch_oil

English > 1 sense of the expression sweet-birch oil:
NOUNsubstancesweet-birch oil, methyl salicylate, birch oila liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen
English > sweet-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, 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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