acetylsalisylsyre

Norwegian Bokmål

Skeletal formula of aspirin.

Etymology

acetyl +‎ salisyl +‎ syre, first part from both Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“I am sour”), from Proto-Italic *akēō (“be sharp-tasting, be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + and from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”). Middle part first part salis- from Latin salix (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”) + the same suffix -yl. Last part from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asɛtyːl.salɪˈsyːlsyːrə/

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• Rhymes: -yːrə
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tyl‧sal‧i‧syl‧sy‧re

Noun

acetylsalisylsyre f or m (definite singular acetylsalisylsyra or acetylsalisylsyren, indefinite plural acetylsalisylsyrer, definite plural acetylsalisylsyrene)

1. (organic chemistry) acetylsalicylic acid (the acetate ester of salicylic acid, commonly called aspirin)
   • 2015 February 25, Bergens Tidende, page 8:

     nesten 400.000 personer bruker det blodfortynnende virkestoffet acetylsalisylsyre

     almost 400,000 people use the blood-thinning active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid

   • 1986 June 17, NTBtekst:

     acetylsalisylsyre er ett av de mest brukte stoffene i norske legemidler

     acetylsalicylic acid is one of the most widely used substances in Norwegian medicines

   Synonym: aspirin

References

• “acetylsalisylsyre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “acetylsalisylsyre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “acetylsalisylsyre” in Store norske leksikon