aspirin

See also: Aspirin

English

Etymology

From the German trademark Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (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): /ˈæspɹɪn/, /ˈæspɪɹɪn/

Noun

aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)

  1. (uncountable, pharmacology) An analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid.
  2. (countable) A tablet containing this substance.

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Catalan

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

  1. aspirin

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aspìrīn m (Cyrillic spelling аспѝрӣн)

  1. aspirin

Declension

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