methyl salicylate vs salicylate

methyl salicylate and salicylate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
methyl salicylate	Yes	No	No	No
salicylate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, salicylate is a hypernym of methyl salicylate; that is, salicylate is a word with a broader meaning than methyl salicylate:

methyl salicylate: a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain
salicylate: a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)

methyl salicylate (noun)	salicylate (noun)
a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied externally for minor muscle and joint pain	a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)