methyl salicylate

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 3 , produced synthetically or by maceration and subsequent distillation from birch or gaultheria: used chiefly in perfumery and flavoring, and in medicine as a counterirritant in external preparations.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of methyl salicylate¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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Inactive ingredients include turpentine oil and methyl salicylate.

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The menthol and methyl salicylate trigger a cooling sensation.

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For gingivitis, Consumer Reports’ consultants advise that you consider a mouth rinse with stannous fluoride, cetylpyridinium chloride or the essential oils thymol, menthol, eucalyptol and methyl salicylate.

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Another option: OTC creams containing capsaicin or methyl salicylate.

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"When plants have the bacteria in them they produce a volatile called methyl salicylate and psyllids find this very attractive."

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methylrosaniline chloride methyl styryl ketone

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