sodium salicylate

noun

Definition of SODIUM SALICYLATE

: a crystalline salt NaC₇H₅O₃ that has a sweetish saline taste and is used chiefly as an analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic

1885

Medical Dictionary

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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