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Aspirin
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aspirin
English
Etymology
From the en de - trademark de Aspirin, from de acetylierte de Spirsäure acetylated spiræic acid; more at en aspirin#Etymology aspirin § Etymology.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæspɹɪn/ /ˈæspɪɹɪn/
Proper noun
en pharmaceutical drug A marketed variety of en acetylsalicylic acid.
Coordinate terms
en Tylenol
Derived terms
en aspirin the genericized trademark meaning acetylsalicylic acid
Anagrams
en aiinprs Piranis in pairs
en genericized trademarks
German
Etymology
de :der acetyliert Spirsäure :af -in<id:chemistry> +
From de acetylierte Spirsäure acetylated salicylic acid. The second word is from the plant name Spiraea genus.Gurudas Khilnani, Ajeet Kumar Khilnani, Rekha Thaddanee. Semantics of drug nomenclature. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy & Pharmacology. 2014 ; Volume 4(1) : page 96
Pronunciation
de /aspiˈʁiːn/
de De-Aspirin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n.sg
aspirin
Declension
n.sg
References
de Pharmaceutical drugs
de genericized trademarks