Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun salicylate

1 sense of salicylate

Sense 1
salicylate -- (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))
       => salt -- (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))
       => nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID -- (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes")