How to Use acetylsalicylic acid in a Sentence

acetylsalicylic acid

noun
  • The main reason is because acetylsalicylic acid is simply too harsh for your skin.
    Leah Groth, Health.com, 2020-09-14
  • Similarly, aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid and synthetic caffeine does the trick of combating headaches, drowsiness, and nausea.
    Kyle Beechey, Bon Appétit, 2019-10-25
  • Bayer applied for a German patent but was rejected, as acetylsalicylic acid had been synthesized earlier, first by a French chemist and later by a German chemist.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 2017-08-10
  • Alas, the scientist accidentally ingests a bit of his experimental tissue, designed to keep growing unless it's kept in a solution of acetylsalicylic acid.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2019-09-10
  • Some of those include: - Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), first identified in willow bark - Morphine, first identified and isolated from poppyseed and a now potent opioid and pain reliever.
    Lee Roop | [email protected], al.com, 2019-06-04

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