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单词 oil of wintergreen
释义

oil of wintergreen

noun phrase

: the methyl ester of salicylic acid that is used as a flavoring and as a counterirritant

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1850, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

oil of wintergreen

noun

: a preparation of methyl salicylate obtained by distilling the leaves of wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

called also gaultheria oil, wintergreen oil

compare birch oil
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