aspirin
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.
an aspirin tablet: I took two aspirin and went right to bed.
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How to use aspirin in a sentence
I assume he turned something else into aspirin and black coffee the next morning.
It held aspirin, Sal Hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo, did he take over enough aspirin for hundreds of thousands of people?
‘Mission Congo’ Alleges Pat Robertson Exploited Post-Genocide Rwandans For Diamonds | Marlow Stern | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat the film does allege is that OBI may have purchased mass quantities of aspirin to ship to victims at Goma.
‘Mission Congo’ Alleges Pat Robertson Exploited Post-Genocide Rwandans For Diamonds | Marlow Stern | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf it's not covered by insurance, maybe you'll stay home, take aspirin, and live longer.
Unable to sleep the next morning, I left John to his snoring and went for an aspirin and black coffee.
The Holes and John Smith | Edward W. LudwigI do have a little headache; would you happen to have any aspirin aboard?
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)Jo loaded up with aspirin to deaden a toothache which was worrying her.
The Luck of Thirteen | Jan Gordon"Another aspirin is going to turn my luck," she thought, and therewith swallowed surreptitiously her last tabloid of the panacea.
Alone | Norman DouglasShe swallowed dose after dose of aspirin, until finally, with the first gray streaks of dawn, she at last fell asleep.
The Mystery of the Fires | Edith Lavell
British Dictionary definitions for aspirin
/ (ˈæsprɪn) /
a white crystalline compound widely used in the form of tablets to relieve pain and fever, to reduce inflammation, and to prevent strokes. Formula: CH 3 COOC 6 H 4 COOH: Chemical name: acetylsalicylic acid
a tablet of aspirin
Origin of aspirin
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Scientific definitions for aspirin
[ ăs′pər-ĭn, ăs′prĭn ]
A white crystalline compound derived from salicylic acid and used in medicine to relieve fever and pain and as an anticoagulant. Also called acetylsalicylic acid. Chemical formula: C9H8O4.
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