▪ I. salicylate, n. Chem.
(səˈlɪsɪlət)
[f. salicylic + -ate1.]
A salt or ester, or the anion (o-C6H4(OH)COO-), of salicylic acid.
| 1842 T. Graham Elem. Chem. 874 Salicylate of silver is an insoluble white precipitate, anhydrous. 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. (1862) III. 180 The oil of winter green is a salicylate of methyl. 1878 J. S. Bristowe Theory & Pract. Med. (ed. 2) 900 By far the most..efficacious treatment of acute rheumatism is that by salicylic acid or salicylate of soda. 1964 W. G. Smith Allergy & Tissue Metabolism iii. 40 Salicylate inhibits both the ‘in vitro’ activation of permeability globulin and its action on capillaries. 1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 92/3 Physicians have found that most patients coming to the emergency room of a hospital with massive bleeding of the upper gastrointestinal tract have taken salicylates within the preceding 24 hours. 1977 Addictive Dis. III. 284 Researchers have called attention to the hazard to pregnant women of the easy accessibility of over-the-counter drugs such as salicylates. |
| attrib. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 13 The salicylate treatment pushed too freely. |
▪ II. salicylate, v.
(səˈlɪsɪleɪt)
[f. next + -ate3.]
trans. To mix or impregnate with salicylic acid.
| 1880 Times 28 Dec. 7/6 By salicylating the drinking-water of the beasts by the addition of two tablespoonfuls of the acid dissolved in hot water. 1883 Martindale & Westcott Extra Pharmacop. 71 Salicylated Camphor. 1886 Lancet 2 Oct. 638/1 The salicylated beer of Paris. |