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    ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning plateletsplay

    Synonyms:

    acetylsalicylic acid; aspirin; Bayer; Empirin; St. Joseph

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("acetylsalicylic acid" is a kind of...):

    analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)

    salicylate (a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs))

    Meronyms (substance of "acetylsalicylic acid"):

    2-hydroxybenzoic acid; salicylic acid (a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acetylsalicylic acid"):

    aspirin powder; headache powder (a powdered form of aspirin)

    buffered aspirin; Bufferin (aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin))

    enteric-coated aspirin (aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines)

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