amyl salicylate

noun

: the salicylic ester C₆H₄(OH)COOC₅H₁₁ of commercial amyl alcohol that is a liquid of lasting pleasant odor used chiefly as an ingredient of perfumes and soaps

called also isoamyl salicylate

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of amyl salicylate was in 1888

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“Amyl salicylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amyl%20salicylate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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