BIRCH OIL

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Meaning:

A liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain

Synonyms:

birch oil; methyl salicylate; sweet-birch oil

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("birch oil" is a kind of...):

salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))

Holonyms ("birch oil" is a substance of...):

oil of wintergreen; wintergreen oil (oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant)