Definition of Methyl salicylate

1. Noun. A liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain.

Exact synonyms: Birch Oil, Sweet-birch Oil
Substance meronyms: Oil Of Wintergreen, Wintergreen Oil
Generic synonyms: Salicylate

Medical Definition of Methyl salicylate

1. Aromatic methyl ester of salicylic acid, produced synthetically or distilled from Gaultheria procumbens (family Ericaceae) or from Betula lenta (family Betulaceae). Used as a component of liniments, used externally and internally for the treatment of various forms of rheumatismit produces heat when rubbed into the skin (counterirritant). Synonym: checkerberry oil, gaultheria oil, sweet birch oil, wintergreen oil. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methyl Salicylate

methyl group
methyl hydroxybenzoate
methyl isobutyl ketone
methyl mercaptan
methyl methacrylate
methyl methanesulfonate
methyl n-butyl ketone
methyl nicotinate
methyl orange
methyl orange
methyl parathion
methyl phenol
methyl radical
methyl red
methyl salicylate (current term)
methyl salicylate (current term)
methyl sterol oxidase
methyl sulfoxide reductase
methyl violet
methyl xanthine
methyl yellow
methyprylone
methysergide
methysergide
methysergides
methysergide maleate
methyses
methysis
methysticin
methysticum

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