salicylate
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- noun
- /səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt/
- Specialized
:
salicilato
- Salix purpurea, which has a particularly high content of salicylates, occurs widely in Poland.
- salicylate-containing medication
- use of salicylates
Examples
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The tinnitus remained controlled with the elimination of salicylates.
Academic text (2009) -
There is an association between the use of salicylates during influenza infection and Reye's syndrome.
Academic text (2012) -
There have been reports of attempts to grow new species of willow, which will have higher contents of salicylates in its bark.
Blog text (14) -
Salicylates occur naturally in many species of willow, but in different concentrations.
Blog text (14) -
We've developed a type of sun-blocker using octyl salicylate and a few other things.
Fiction book (1998) -
Willow is rich in salicylate, the precursor to acetylsalicylic acid, the compound delivered today by common aspirin.
Blog text (25) -
Since parents do not usually know whether the fever is related to a virus infection, all parents need to be cautioned about not using aspirin or any salicylate-containing medications to treat childhood illnesses.
Academic text (2007) -
Dr. Roland: Therapeutic doses of aspirin might protect patients from aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss, but the data implicating high-dose salicylates in hearing loss are pretty solid.
Academic text (2004) -
Always use exceptional caution when using any medication containing salicylates or subsalicylate; the use of salicylates has been linked to Reye's syndrome, which can be fatal.
Academic text (2007) -
Doctors often recommend salicylates for treating pain and inflammation.
Synonyms
A white powder that reduces pain and fever
A liquid with a strong wintergreen smell used in skin rubs for muscle and joint pain
A white powder used in medicine to kill germs, keep medicine from spoiling, or coat pills
A white powder used in sunscreens and in pills to protect and preserve them
Compounds
- Specialized
A liquid with a strong wintergreen smell used in skin rubs for muscle and joint pain
- Specialized
A liquid used to give a wintergreen taste or smell in foods and cosmetics
- Specialized
A white powder used in sunscreens and in pills to protect and preserve them
Surface Forms
Morphology
salicylate = salicyl (opaque) = salicyl + ate
The suffix '-ate' forms salts or esters, but this is not transparent to learners without chemical knowledge.
Etymology
The word salicylate comes from the Latin word salix, which means 'willow', because the active medicine was first taken from willow bark. That's why salicylates are the name for the chemicals used in medicines like aspirin to treat pain and fever.