st. joseph meaning

Noun: St. Joseph

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
   - aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin 
2. A town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
   - Saint Joseph

Noun: St Joseph

1. A Christian holy day
   - Saint Joseph, March 19

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, Christian holy day, pain pill, painkiller, salicylate, town

Part of: Mar, March, Missouri, MO, Show Me State

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