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| as·pi·rin [ áspirin, ásprin ] (plural as·pi·rins or as·pi·rin) |
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1. pain reliever: a drug that relieves pain and inflammation, lowers fever, and reduces blood clotting
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2. aspirin pill: a pill containing aspirin
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| [Late 19th century. < German< contraction of acetylierte Spirsäure "acetylated spiraeic acid" (former name of salicylic acid)] |
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