Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aspirin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Aspirin \As"pi*rin\, n. (Pharm.)
A white crystalline compound of acetyl and salicylic acid
used as a drug for the salicylic acid liberated from it in
the intestines.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
aspirin
n : the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an
analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and
Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an
antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning
platelets [syn: {acetylsalicylic acid}, {Bayer}, {Empirin}]
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