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sodium salicylate
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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Other materials found in the home included 58 pounds of ammonium nitrate, 30 pounds of aluminum powder and 26 pounds of sodium salicylate.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Ingredients include sodium salicylate, which creates a gentle chemical peeling effect that leaves your skin baby soft.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Sodium salicylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20salicylate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
sodium salicylate
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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