- 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
