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2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID

• 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID (noun)
The noun 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes

Familiarity information: 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

• 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

2-hydroxybenzoic acid ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

2-hydroxybenzoic acid; salicylic acid

Hypernyms ("2-hydroxybenzoic acid" is a kind of...):

hydroxy acid (any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself)

Holonyms ("2-hydroxybenzoic acid" is a substance of...):

acetylsalicylic acid; aspirin; Bayer; Empirin; St. Joseph (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)

diflunisal; Dolobid (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)

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