- aspirin powder
- nouna powdered form of aspirin• Syn: ↑headache powder• Hypernyms: ↑aspirin, ↑acetylsalicylic acid, ↑Bayer, ↑Empirin, ↑St. Joseph, ↑powder
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aspirin — [as′pə rin΄, as′prin΄] n. [Ger < Gr a , without + ModL Spiraea, SPIREA + IN1: so named (1899) by H. Dreser, Ger chemist, because compounded without use of spirea (in which the natural acid is found)] 1. a white, crystalline powder,… … English World dictionary
Aspirin — Asprin redirects here. For the author, see Robert Asprin. Aspirin … Wikipedia
Aspirin — A good example of a tradename that entered into the language, Aspirin was once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid. The first use of what became known as aspirin was by the Greek physician Hippocrates, who used powder extracted from the… … Medical dictionary
aspirin — n. (pl. same or aspirins) 1 a white powder, acetylsalicylic acid, used to relieve pain and reduce fever. 2 a tablet of this. Etymology: G, formed as ACETYL + spiraeic (= salicylic) acid + IN … Useful english dictionary
History of aspirin — The history of aspirin and the medical use of it and related substances stretches back to antiquity, though pure aspirin ( acetylsalicylic acid or ASA ) has only been manufactured and marketed since 1899. Medicines made from willow and other… … Wikipedia
headache powder — noun a powdered form of aspirin • Syn: ↑aspirin powder • Hypernyms: ↑aspirin, ↑acetylsalicylic acid, ↑Bayer, ↑Empirin, ↑St. Joseph, ↑powder … Useful english dictionary
BC Powder — is an over the counter analgesic pain reliever owned by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and manufactured in Memphis, TN. It was conceived in Durham, NC, in 1906, by Germain Bernard and C.T. Council, who took the initials of their last names to… … Wikipedia
Goody's Powder — is an over the counter pain reliever, in elemental powder form, marketed and sold by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals. Like BC Powder, with which it is commonly confused, Goody s is sold primarily in the American South. For many years, the face of … Wikipedia
Empirin — noun 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 •… … Useful english dictionary
Bayer — noun 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 •… … Useful english dictionary
