The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salicylic \Sal`i*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid.
Wiktionary
a. Derived from salicin.
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Usage examples of "salicylic".
The rumpled surface engorged with saline and fructose and salicylic acid, responding to the rich mix of hormones and growth factors.
I recalled vaguely from a long-ago botany lecture hearing that willow bark in fact contained salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin.
The acid and enzymes in wine and beer - in MODERATION - promote digestion and health and the salicylic acid in processed aspirin is also contained in wine, that when taken in MODERATION assists in cleansing arterial plaque, and the reports are firm and based on decades of data.
Anne knew meadwort contained salicylic acid, but Drud needed a cardiac glycoside, not an aspirin.
The second had a surgeon with sufficient imagination to provide what seemed a liberal supply of salicylic acid and mercury salicylate as well as a small ultraviolet radiator.
Peace recalled that salicylic acid, and its salts and esters, caused mitochondria to store inorganic phosphates, and she determined to stockpile the stuff.