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as⋅pi⋅rin

  [as-per-in, -prin]
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–noun, plural -rin, -rins.
1. Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C9H8O4, derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
2. an aspirin tablet: I took two aspirin and went right to bed.
Origin:
1899; orig. G trademark, equiv. to A(cetyl) acetyl + Spir(säure) salicylic acid (see spiraea ) + -in -in 2
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as·pi·rin   (ās'pər-ĭn, -prĭn)   
n.   pl. aspirin or as·pi·rins

  1. A white, crystalline compound, CH3COOC6H4COOH, derived from salicylic acid and commonly used in tablet form to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation. It is also used as an antiplatelet agent. Also called acetylsalicylic acid.

  2. A tablet of aspirin.


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Word Origin & History

aspirin 
coined 1899 in Ger. as a trademark name, either from Gk. a- "without" + L. Spiraea (ulmaria), the plant in whose flowers or leaves the processed acid in the medicine is found naturally. "Hence aspirin prop. means 'acetylo-salicylic acid which is gained not from the Spiraea ulmaria (but in a chemical way)' " [Klein]. Or it may be a contraction of acetylierte spirsäure, the Ger. name of the acid [OED].
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: as·pi·rin
Pronunciation: 'as-p(&-)r&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aspirin or aspirins
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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aspirin as·pi·rin (ās'pər-ĭn, -prĭn)
n.
A white, crystalline compound derived from salicylic acid and commonly used to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation. Also called acetylsalicylic acid.

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Aspirin language, tool
A freeware language from MITRE Corporation for the description of neural networks. A compiler, bpmake, is included. Aspirin is designed for use with the MIGRAINES interface.
Version: 6.0, as of 1995-03-08.
(ftp://ftp.cognet.ucla.edu/alexis/).
(1995-03-08)

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