aspirin meaning

Noun: aspirin  aspurin

1. The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
   - acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph

Derived forms: aspirins

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller, salicylate

Encyclopedia: Aspirin

[Finance]
Australian Stock Price Riskless Indexed Notes. Zero-coupon four-year bonds repayable at face value plus the percentage increase by which the Australian stock index of all ordinaries (common stocks) rises above a predefined level during the given period.

[Medicine]
n pl aspirin or aspirins
1 : a white crystalline derivative C₉H₈O₄ of salicylic acid used for relief of pain and fever
2 : a tablet of aspirin

[Computer]
<language, tool> A freeware language from MITRE Corporation for the description of neural networks. A compiler, bpmake, is included. Aspirin is designed for use with the MIGRAINES interface.

Version: 6.0, as of 1995-03-08.

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1. i don't want any of your bloody aspirin.
2. aspirin is a good stand-by for headaches.
3. there are a few good things-like aspirin.
4. the aspirins soon took effect.
5. i took an aspirin and the pain gradually subsided.