salicylic acid salicylic • salicylide · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · salicylic acid · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes. Synonyms: salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · 2-hydroxybenzoic acid · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C s latin small letter s U+0073 y latin small letter y U+0079