2-hydroxybenzoic acid
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1. a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | hydroxy acid, |
| definition | : | any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, bayer, empirin, st. joseph, |
| definition | : | the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | diflunisal, dolobid, |
| definition | : | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions (noun.artifact) |
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