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Word: Aspirin
Speech Type: Noun
late 19th century: from German, from acetylierte Spirsäure ‘acetylated salicylic acid’ (the element Spir- being from the plant genus name Spiraea)
ˈaspr(ɪ)n
a synthetic compound used medicinally to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever and inflammation, usually taken in tablet form.
Short Definition:synthetic compound used medicinally to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever and inflammation
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