salicylate
salicylate noun: any salt or ester of salicylic acid.
Noun
salicylate (plural salicylates)
- Any salt or ester of salicylic acid.
Verb
salicylate (third-person singular simple present salicylates, present participle salicylating, simple past and past participle salicylated)
- To combine or treat with salicylic acid.
Forms of salicylate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | salicylates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | salicylates |
| present participle | salicylating |
| past participle | salicylated |
| past | salicylated |
Origin of salicylate
From salicylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
From salicylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from salicylate
Questions about salicylate
- What does salicylate mean?
- Salicylate means any salt or ester of salicylic acid.
- What part of speech is salicylate?
- Salicylate can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of salicylate?
- The plural of salicylate is salicylates.
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