2-hydroxybenzoic acid

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2-hydroxybenzoic acid - a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes

salicylic acid

acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph - the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets

diflunisal, Dolobid - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions

hydroxy acid - any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself

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acetylsalicylic acid aspirin Bayer diflunisal Dolobid Empirin hydroxy acid hydroxybenzoic acid salicylic acid St. Joseph			1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 19th 1st 1st Baron Beaverbrook 1st Baron Verulam 1st class 1st Earl Attlee 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1st Earl of Balfour 1st lieutenant 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1st-class 1st-class mail 2 2 Chronicles 2 Esdras 2 Kings 2 Maccabees 2 Samuel 2,4-D 2-dimensional 2-hitter 2-hydroxybenzoic acid 2-methylpropenoic acid 20 20-20 hindsight 20/20 200 200th 20th 21 21st 22 22-karat gold 22nd 23 23rd 24 24-7 24-hour interval 24-karat gold 24/7 24th 25 25th 26 26th 27			2-ethylbutene 2-ethylbutyl acetate 2-ethylbutyl alcohol 2-Ethylhexanol 2-ethylhexyl acetate 2-ethylhexyl acrylate 2-ethylhexyl alcohol 2-ethylhexyl bromide 2-ethylhexyl chloride 2-ethylhexylamine 2-Ethylidene- 1,5-Dimethyl-3,3-Diphenylpyrrolidine 2-form 2-furaldehyde 2-Gallbladder conduit-Roux loop 2-guard 2-heptanone 2-heptyl-4-hydroxy quinoline-N-oxide 2-hitter 2-hydrazinoethanol 2-Hydroxy Ethyl Methacrylate 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid 2-Hydroxy-5-Nitrobenzyl Bromide 2-Hydroxy-Isobutyric Acid 2-hydroxyacetaldehyde 2-hydroxybenzoic acid 2-hydroxybiphenyl 2-hydroxyethanal 2-hydroxyethyl ester 2-hydroxyethyl ester 2-hydroxyethyl ester 2-Hydroxyethyl octadecanoate 2-Hydroxyethyl octadecanoate 2-Hydroxyethyl octadecanoate 2-Hydroxyethyl stearate 2-Hydroxyethyl stearate 2-Hydroxyethyl stearate 2-hydroxyethylhydrazine 2-Hydroxymuconic Semialdehyde Hydrolase 2-Hydroxyphosphonocarboxylic Acid 2-hydroxypropanoic acid 2-hydroxypropanoic acid 2-hydroxypropanoic acid 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin 2-Isopropoxy-4-Methyl-Pyrimidinol 2-isopropoxyphenylN-methylcarbamate 2-isovaleryl-1,3-indandione 2-Keto-4-Mercaptobutyric Acid 2-Keto-4-Thiomethyl Butyric Acid 2-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex 2-M 2-mercaptobenzoic acid 2-Mercaptobenzothiazyl Disulfide 2-Mercaptoethanol 2-mercaptoethanol (2 ME) test 2-mercaptopropionylglycine

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