aspirin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally acetylated spiraeic acid). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæsp(ɪ)ɹɪn/
    • (file)

Noun[edit]

aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)

  1. (uncountable, pharmacology) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
    Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, ASA
    Hypernym: NSAID
    Coordinate terms: Tylenol/tylenol, paracetamol, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, codeine
  2. (countable) a tablet containing this substance
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 107:
      "It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."

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Verb[edit]

aspirin

  1. inflection of aspirar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Czech[edit]

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Noun[edit]

aspirin m inan

  1. aspirin

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch aspirine, from the German trademark Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally acetylated spiraeic acid).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [asˈpirɪn]
  • Hyphenation: as‧pi‧rin

Noun[edit]

aspirin (first-person possessive aspirinku, second-person possessive aspirinmu, third-person possessive aspirinnya)

  1. (pharmacology) aspirin
    Synonym: asam asetilsalisilat

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

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aspìrīn m (Cyrillic spelling аспѝрӣн)

  1. aspirin

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