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oil of wintergreen

noun

Medical Definition of OIL OF WINTERGREEN

:  a preparation of methyl salicylate obtained by distilling the leaves of wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)—called also gaultheria oil, wintergreen oil; compare birch oil

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