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Aspirin

Aspirin

See also: aspirin

English

Proper noun

Aspirin

  1. (pharmacology) A marketed variety of acetylsalicylic acid

Derived terms

  • aspirin (the genericized trademark meaning acetylsalicylic acid)

Coordinate terms


German

Etymology

From acetylierte + Spirsäure "acetylated salicylic acid." The second word is from the plant name Spiraea.

Pronunciation

Noun

Aspirin n (genitive Aspirins, no plural)

  1. aspirin

Declension

aspirin

aspirin

See also: Aspirin

English

Noun

aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)

  1. (uncountable, pharmacology) An analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid.
  2. (countable) A tablet containing this substance.

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Translations


Czech

Noun

aspirin m

  1. aspirin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aspirine.

Noun

aspirin

  1. aspirin

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aspǐriːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧spi‧rin

Noun

aspìrīn m (Cyrillic spelling аспѝрӣн)

  1. aspirin

Declension