aspirin
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈæs.p(ɪ.)ɹɪn//
- United States//ˈæs.pɹɪn//
an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
noun
- 1
an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
- 2
A tablet containing this substance.
"It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."
I got so worked up writing it that I had to take an aspirin and stop trembling after I finished.
Etymology
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).
Forms
- plural
- aspirins
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