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salicyl

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

salicyl (chem.) diatomic radical of salicylic acid. XIX. — F. salicyle, f. L. salix, salic- SALLOW1; see -YL.

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