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aspirin

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CIDE DICTIONARY

aspirinn. 
     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.

Etymology
G, formed as ACETYL + spiraeic (= salicylic) acid + -IN

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