Meanings
alternative salicyclic acid
- uncountablechemistryA white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆>H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.
Synonyms: spiraeic acid, spiroylic acid, spiroylous acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C₆>H₄(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
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Origin
- translingualSalix“the willow”
- Englishsalicylic acid
From translingual Salix (“the willow”), from whose bark it can be obtained.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian салицилова киселина
- салицилова киселина (salicilova kiselina)salicylic acid
Chinese Mandarin 水楊酸 /水杨酸
- 水楊酸 /水杨酸 (shuǐyángsuān)salicylic acid
Czech kyselina salicylová
- kyselina salicylovásalicylic acid
Esperanto salikata acido
- salikata acidosalicylic acid
Finnish salisyylihappo
- salisyylihapposalicylic acid
French acide salicylique
- acide salicyliquesalicylic acid
German Salicylsäure
- Salicylsäuresalicylic acid
Greek σαλικυλικό οξύ
- σαλικυλικό οξύ (salikylikó oxý)salicylic acid
Hungarian szalicilsav
- szalicilsavsalicylic acid
Italian acido salicilico
- acido salicilicosalicylic acid
Japanese サリチル酸
- サリチル酸 (sarichiru san)salicylic acid
Korean 살리실산
- 살리실산 (sallisilsan)salicylic acid
Norwegian Bokmål salisyl, salisylsyre
- salisylsalicylic acid
- salisylsyresalicylic acid
Polish kwas salicylowy
- kwas salicylowysalicylic acid
Portuguese ácido salicílico
- ácido salicílicosalicylic acid
Romanian acid salicilic
- acid salicilicsalicylic acid
Russian салициловая кислота
- салициловая кислота (salicilovaja kislota)salicylic acid
Slovak kyselina salicylová
- kyselina salicylovásalicylic acid
Spanish ácido salicílico
- ácido salicílicosalicylic acid
Swedish salicylsyra
- salicylsyrasalicylic acid
Turkish salisilik asit
- salisilik asitsalicylic acid
Ukrainian саліцилова кислота
- саліцилова кислота (salicylova kyslota)salicylic acid
Vietnamese axit salixilic
- axit salixilicsalicylic acid
Cite this entry
salicylic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salicylic%20acid
“salicylic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salicylic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salicylic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salicylic%20acid.
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