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