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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

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