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SWEET-BIRCH OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sweet-birch oil" is a kind of...):
salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))
Holonyms ("sweet-birch oil" is a substance of...):
oil of wintergreen; wintergreen oil (oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant)