1. A salt or ester of salicylic acid. 2. To treat foodstuffs with salicylic acid as a preservative. SYN: salicylize.
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sal·i·cyl·ate (sal″ĭ-silґāt) (sə-lisґə-lāt) 1. a salt, anion, or ester of salicylic acid. 2. any of a group of related compounds derived from salicylic acid, such as acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin); such compounds inhibit prostaglandin synthesis and have analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory activity.Medical dictionary. 2011.