salicylicacid

salicylicacid
sal·i·cyl·ic acid (săl'ĭ-sĭlʹĭk) n.
A white crystalline acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used in making aspirin, as a preservative, and in the external treatment of skin conditions such as eczema.
  [From French salicyle, the radical of salicylic acid, from salicine, salicin. See salicin.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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