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Aspirin   /ˈæsprɪn/   Listen
Aspirin

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph.



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"Aspirin" Quotes from Famous Books



... Vitus' dance. They were so far quite satisfied with their doctor. They talked for some time exclusively about medical matters, comparing notes about doctors, diseases, and remedies. The thin lady said she had been cured of all her ills by aspirin ...
— Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches • Maurice Baring

... journey was not fruitless," he answered courteously. "As a matter of fact, my neuralgia kept me from sleeping, and I found I had forgotten my bottle of aspirin down here, where I had brought it for the same purpose this morning. It seemed worth the trouble of coming ...
— The Pit Prop Syndicate • Freeman Wills Crofts

... you done took a little cold, sir." Moses closed the windows, drew the curtains, turned on more heat, and made the room a blaze of light. "It's a very spacious room, sir, and for them what loves books it's very aspirin', but of course in winter-time a room without a woman or a blazin' fire in it ain't what it might be. Don't you think you'd better take a little something, sir, ...
— The Man in Lonely Land • Kate Langley Bosher



Words linked to "Aspirin" :   salicylic acid, pain pill, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, headache powder, salicylate, Bufferin, anodyne, aspirin powder, painkiller, acetylsalicylic acid, analgesic



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