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English

Etymology

From the German trademark 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æsp(?)??n/

Noun

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

Derived terms

• aspirinate

Translations

Further reading

• aspirin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Piranis, in pairs

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?s?pi.?in/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /as?pi.?in/

Verb

aspirin

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

Czech

Noun

aspirin m

1. aspirin

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch aspirine.

Noun

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

1. aspirin

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asp?ri?n/
• Hyphenation: a?spi?rin

Noun

aspìr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. aspirin

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• cyclo-oxygenase

Noun

cyclooxygenase (plural cyclooxygenases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.