Noun: methyl salicylate
- A liquid ester with a strong odour of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain
"She rubbed methyl salicylate on her sore muscles after the workout";
- birch oil, sweet-birch oil
Derived forms: methyl salicylates
Type of: salicylate
Part of: oil of wintergreen, wintergreen oil
Encyclopedia: Methyl salicylate