1. a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes; [syn: salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
2-hydroxybenzoic acid
n 1: a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste;
used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or
perfumes [syn: salicylic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid]