2-hydroxybenzoic acid
a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes • Syn: salicylic acid • Hypernyms: hydroxy acid • Substance Holonyms: aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph, diflunisal, Dolobid
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