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Noun: salicylic alcohol
  1. Salicylic alcohol, also called saligenin, is a crystalline phenolic alcohol with the chemical formula C₇H₈O₂, that is obtained usually by hydrolysis of salicin
    "Salicylic alcohol acts as a local anaesthetic and relieves pain and fever";
    - saligenin

Type of: alcohol

Part of: salicin