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Definition: SALICYLIC |
SALICYLICAdjective1. Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A tuberculosis drug. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SALICYLIC |
| English words defined with "SALICYLIC": acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin ♦ Bayer ♦ Empirin ♦ Nitrosalicylic ♦ Oxybenzoic ♦ Phenol acid ♦ Salicyl, Salicylal, salicylate, salicylic acid, Salicylide, Spiraeic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SALICYLIC": BALL-MILL OPERATOR ♦ EXTRACTOR-AND-WRINGER OPERATOR ♦ Salicylamides, Salicylates, Salicylic Acids, salicylic-acid blender, salicylism, SUBLIMER. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "SALICYLIC": Nitrosalicylic. (references) |
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| "SALICYLIC" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "SALICYLIC" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "SALICYLIC": salicylic acid ♦ Salicylic Acids ♦ salicylic aldehyde. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "SALICYLIC": para-amino-salicylic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
salicylic acid | 267 |
acid pregnancy salicylic | 19 |
salicylic | 13 |
acid peel salicylic | 11 |
acid benzoyl peroxide salicylic | 5 |
acid during pregnancy salicylic | 4 |
salicylic acid structure | 4 |
acid product salicylic | 4 |
acetyl acid salicylic | 4 |
acid formula salicylic | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SALICYLIC"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | aksid salicili (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Arabic | الحامض الساليسيليك. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | салицилов. (various references) | |
Chinese | 水杨基. (various references) | |
Danish | salicylsyre (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Dutch | salicylzuur (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Finnish | salisyylihappo (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
French | salicylique. (various references) | |
German | Salizyl.... (various references) | |
Greek | σαλικυλικόσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | חומצת מלח (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szalicilsav (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Italian | acido salicilico (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | サラブレッド種 (company employee, salami, salary, salary man, Saranwrap, sari, thoroughbred). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | サリチル . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alicylicsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | salicílico. (various references) | |
Romanian | salicilic. (various references) | |
Russian | салициловый. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | salicilni. (various references) | |
Spanish | salicílico. (various references) | |
Swedish | salicylsyra (salicylic acid). (various references) | |
Turkish | salisilik, salisilata ait. (various references) | |
Ukranian | саліциловий. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"SALICYLIC" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alicyclic, alicyclics, salicilic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SALICYLIC" (pronounced 'Sal`i*cyl"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic, Alcoranic, Alcyonic, Aldermanic, Aleuronic, Alexipyretic, Algific, Aliphatic, Alkoranic, Allantoic, Allochroic, Allopathic, Allotrophic, Alloxanic, Aluminic, Amacratic, Amasthenic, Amaurotic, Amblotic, Amblyopic, Ambreic, Amharic, Amic, Amitotic, Amniotic, Amorphozoic, Amphibolic, Amphichroic, Amphictyonic, Amphigonic, Amphigoric, Amphoric, Amphoteric, Amuletic, Amygdalic, Amylic, Amylogenic, Anabatic, Anabolic, Anacrotic, Anaemic, Anaerobiotic, Anaglyptographic, Anallagmatic, Anallantoic, Analogic, Anamniotic, Anaphroditic, Anaplerotic, Anapnoic, Anaptotic, Anastatic, Anastigmatic, Anastomotic, Anchylotic, Anemographic, Anemonic, Anetic, Anharmonic, Anilic, Anisic, Anisomeric, Anisosthenic, Anoetic, Antarthritic, Antasthmatic, Antemetic, Antemosaic, Anthozoic, Anthracic, Anthracitic, Anthropogenic, Anthropomorphitic, Anthypnotic, Anthysteric, Antiasthmatic, Antibubonic, Anticausodic, Anticausotic, Anticivic, Antidiphtheritic, Antidysenteric, Antiemetic, Antihemorrhagic, Antihydrophobic, Antihydropic, Antihypnotic, Antihysteric, Antiicteric, Antilithic, Antimephitic, Antimonic, Antinephritic, Antiparalytic, Antipathic, Antiperiodic, Antiperistatic, Antiphonic, Antiphthisic, Antipsoric, Antipyic, Antipyretic, Antipyrotic, Antirachitic, Antispasmodic, Antistrophic, Antistrumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antizymic, Antizymotic, Aphanitic, Apheliotropic, Aphetic, Aphroditic, Aplanatic, Apneumatic, Apochromatic, Apogaic, Apogamic, Apogeotropic, Aponeurotic, Apophlegmatic, Aposematic, Apositic, Apostatic, Apostrophic, Apotelesmatic, Aptotic, Apyretic, Aramaic, Archaeolithic, Archaeozoic, Archaic, Archangelic, Archchemic, Archenteric, Archipelagic, Arenilitic, Areopagitic, Argolic, Argonautic, Aristophanic, Aristotelic, Arthrodynic, Arthrozoic, Asiatic, Astatic, Asthenic, Astigmatic, Astronomic, Asyndetic, Atavic, Ataxic, Athletic, Atrophic, Augitic, Auletic, Autohypnotic, Autokinetic, Autonomic, Autopathic, Autopneumatic, Autostylic, Autotoxic, Autotrophic, Auxetic, Azoic, Azoleic, Azonic, Azotic, Azymic, Balearic, Barbaic, Bardic, Barytic, Basaltic, Bathetic, Bathygraphic, Benefic, Benthamic, Benzoic, Bibliopegic, Biogenetic, Biolytic, Biomagnetic, Biotic, Blastematic, Boletic, Boracic, Boustorphic, boustrophedonic, Bregmatic, Bronchitic, Bubonic, Butyric, Cabiric, Cacodylic, Caffeic, Calcific, Caligraphic, Calorific, Camphoric, Camphretic, Caproic, Caprylic, Carbamic, Carbazotic, Carbolic, Carbonic, Cardiographic, Carminic, Carolitic, Carotic, Carpogenic, Catabiotic, Catacrotic, Catagmatic, Cataphonic, Catastrophic, Catechuic, Categorematic, Catelectrotonic, Cathedralic, Catheretic, Cathodic, Cenozoic, Centrobaric, Ceramic, Cerotic, Cerulific, Cetraric, Cetylic, Chalcedonic, Chaldaic, Chaotic, Charismatic, Chelidonic, Chemiglyphic, Chimeric, Chiromonic, Chloridic, Chloriodic, Chloritic, Chloroplatinic, Chlorotic, Choleic, Choleraic, Cholesteric, Chondritic, Choragic, Choreic, Chrestomathic, Chromatic, Chromogenic, Chromolithographic, Chromospheric, Chronic, Chronographic, Chthonic, Chylific, Chylopoetic, Cinchonic, Cinnamic, Cinnamomic, Cirrhotic, Cistic, Civic, Classific, Climatic, Clinographic, Clonic, Cobaltic, Colletic, Colorific, Cometic, Commatic, Conchitic, Conspecific, Coprolitic, Cornific, Cosmoramic, Cosmothetic, Coumaric, Creatic, Cremasteric, Cresylic, Croconic, Crotaphitic, Crotonic, Cubebic, Cuminic, Cuneatic, Cyanic, Cyanotic, Cyclonic, Cyclopedic, Cyclopic, Cyrenaic, Cyriologic, Cystic, Cystolithic, Czechic, Damnific, Daric, Dartoic, Davidic, Decasyllabic, Decatoic, Decylic, Deltaic, Democratic, Demosthenic, Demotic, Dermatopathic, Dermopathic, Desoxalic, Deuterogenic, Deuteropathic, Diactinic, Diaeretic, Diageotropic, Diagrammatic, Diaheliotropic, Dialytic, Dianoetic, Diaphanic, Diaphragmatic, Diapnoic, Diastatic, Diastolic, Diathetic, Diatomic, Diatonic, Dicarbonic, Dichroic, Dichroitic, Dichromatic, Dichroscopic, Diclinic, Dicrotic, Didascalic, Dietic, Digraphic, Dioramic, Dioritic, Diorthotic, Diphtheritic, Diphthongic, Diphygenic, Diploetic, Diplogenic. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-l-s-y" | |
-3 letters: lacily, lilacs, scilla, sialic, silica. | |
-4 letters: acyls, calls, cilia, clays, cycas, icily, iliac, ilial, laics, lilac, salic, sally, scall, scaly, silly, slily, yills. | |
-5 letters: acyl, ails, alls, ally, asci, call, cays, clay, ilia, ills, illy, lacs, lacy, laic, lays, lily, sail, sall, sial, sill, slay, syli, yill. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-l-s-y" | |
+3 letters: classicality, specifically. | |
+4 letters: cladistically, cyclicalities, fascistically, sacrificially, subclinically. | |
+5 letters: coloristically, glycosidically, insecticidally, pacifistically, schismatically, scientifically, seriocomically, sociologically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 41 4C 49 43 59 4C 49 43 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- .-.. .. -.-. -.--. .-.. .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000001 01001100 01001001 01000011 01011001 01001100 01001001 01000011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S A L I C Y L I C |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0041 004C 0049 0043 0059 004C 0049 0043 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)533546433759464337 |
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