Meaning Of The Word Methyl salicylate

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Methyl salicylate Meaning

Methyl salicylate Definition
Methyl salicylate Definition

What's The Definition Of Methyl salicylate?

methyl salicylate in American English
noun: a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C8H8O3, produced synthetically or by maceration and subsequent distillation from birch or gaultheria: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring, and in medicine as a counterirritant in external preparations

methyl salicylate in the Pharmaceutical Industry
noun: Methyl salicylate is an oil used in ointments as a counterirritant (= a substance that produces irritation of the skin to relieve a deeper inflammation).

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