ASPIRIN


Meaning of ASPIRIN in English

as ‧ pirin /ˈæsprən, ˈæsprɪn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural aspirin or aspirins ) [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: acetylierte spirsäure type of acid from which aspirin is obtained, from Modern Latin spiraea type of bush from which this acid is obtained ]

a medicine that reduces pain, ↑ inflammation , and fever

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