ASPIRIN


Meaning of ASPIRIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈas-p(ə-)rən ]

noun

( plural aspirin or aspirins )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from a cetyl + spir aeic acid (former name of salicylic acid), from New Latin Spiraea, genus of shrubs — more at spirea

Date: 1899

1. : a white crystalline derivative C 9 H 8 O 4 of salicylic acid used for relief of pain and fever

2. : a tablet of aspirin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.