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Salicylic acid (from Latin salix willow tree from the bark of which the substance used to be obtained) is a monohydroxybenzoic acid a type of phenolic acid and a beta hydroxy acid. This colorless crystalline organic acid is widely used in organic synthesis and functions as a plant hormone. It is derived from the metabolism of salicin.

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