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aspirin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aspirin has 1 sense
- aspirin(n = noun.artifact) acetylsalicylic acid, bayer, empirin, st. joseph - the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets; Array is a kind of analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller, salicylate
has particulars: aspirin powder, headache powder, buffered aspirin, bufferin, enteric-coated aspirin
CIDE DICTIONARY
aspirin, n.
A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid (CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH ) widely used as a drug for relief of pain and alleviation of fever. It has analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of agents called non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The name was originally a trade name, but has become the preferred name for the substance. It is actually a prodrug, liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves more readily. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aspirin, n. (pl. same or aspirins)
1 a white powder, acetylsalicylic acid, used to relieve pain and reduce fever.
2 a tablet of this.
1 a white powder, acetylsalicylic acid, used to relieve pain and reduce fever.
2 a tablet of this.
Etymology
G, formed as ACETYL + spiraeic (= salicylic) acid + -IN
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