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aspirin

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Main Entry: as·pi·rin
Pronunciation: \ˈas-p(ə-)rən\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural aspirin or aspirins
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from acetyl + spiraeic acid (former name of salicylic acid), from New Latin Spiraea, genus of shrubs — more at spirea
Date: 1899

1 : a white crystalline derivative C9H8O4 of salicylic acid used for relief of pain and fever
2 : a tablet of aspirin


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