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salicylize

/ˈsæləsəlaɪz/

salicylize verb: to treat with salicylic acid.

Verb

salicylize (third-person singular simple present salicylizes, present participle salicylizing, simple past and past participle salicylized)

  1. (transitive) To treat with salicylic acid.

Forms of salicylize

third-person singular presentsalicylizes
present participlesalicylizing
past participlesalicylized
pastsalicylized

Origin of salicylize

From salicyl + -ize.

Questions about salicylize

What does salicylize mean?
Salicylize means to treat with salicylic acid.
What part of speech is salicylize?
Salicylize is a verb.
How do you pronounce salicylize?
Salicylize is pronounced /ˈsæləsəlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of salicylize?
The past tense of salicylize is salicylized.

Words near salicylize in the dictionary

  1. salicylidene
  2. salicylides
  3. salicylism
  4. salicylite
  5. salicylites
  6. salicylize
  7. salicylol
  8. salicylous acid
  9. salicyloyl
  10. salicyls
  11. salicylsalicylate

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