aspirin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæs.p(ɪ.)ɹɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæs.pɹɪn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated spiraeic acid”). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).
Meanings
- (uncountable) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
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(countable) A tablet containing this substance.
I got so worked up writing it that I had to take an aspirin and stop trembling after I finished.
1965 January 31, Lou Sullivan, Diary:"It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."
1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 107:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aspirins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
paracetamol · ibuprofen · Tylenol/tylenol · codeine · acetaminophen
Deriveds
superaspirin · aspirinlike · nonaspirin · aspirinate · aspirined
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Translations (68)
nl aspirientje (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · th แอสไพริน (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · fi aspiriini (analgesic drug) · ja アスピリン (analgesic drug) · km អាស្ពីរីន (analgesic drug) · nb aspirin (analgesic drug) · nb aspirin (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · bg аспири́н (analgesic drug) · pl aspiryna (analgesic drug) · cs aspirin (analgesic drug) · hy ասպիրին (analgesic drug) · ht aspirin (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · es aspirina (analgesic drug) · hak 阿斯匹靈 /阿斯匹灵 (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · pt aspirina (analgesic drug) · sq aspirinë (analgesic drug) · tr aspirin (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · id asam asetilsalisilat (analgesic drug) · yue 阿士匹靈 /阿士匹灵 (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · nb acetylsalisylsyre (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿司匹靈 /阿司匹灵 (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · cmn 阿斯匹林 (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿斯匹林 (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · be аспіры́н (analgesic drug) · gl aspirina (analgesic drug) · fi aspiriini (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · ru аспири́н (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿司匹林 (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · tr aspirin (analgesic drug) · yi אַספּירין (analgesic drug) · ro aspirină (analgesic drug) · ka ასპირინი (analgesic drug) · ht aspirin (analgesic drug) · he אַסְפִּירִין (analgesic drug) · th แอสไพริน (analgesic drug) · ro aspirină (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · yue 阿士匹靈 /阿士匹灵 (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿斯匹靈 /阿斯匹灵 (analgesic drug) · hu aszpirin (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · uk аспіри́н (analgesic drug) · sw aspirini (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · el ασπιρίνη (analgesic drug) · fa آسپرین (analgesic drug) · ko 아스피린 (analgesic drug) · id aspirin (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · sw aspirini (analgesic drug) · ar أَسْبِرِين (analgesic drug) · es aspirinar (analgesic drug) · et aspiriin (analgesic drug) · za ahswhbizlinz (analgesic drug) · hak 阿斯匹靈 /阿斯匹灵 (analgesic drug) · nl aspirine (analgesic drug) · tl aspirina (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · el ασπιρίνη (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · it aspirina (analgesic drug) · ca aspirina (analgesic drug) · hi एस्पिरिन (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿司匹林 (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿司匹靈 /阿司匹灵 (analgesic drug) · tl aspirina (analgesic drug) · hu aszpirin (analgesic drug) · sq aspirinë (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · de Aspirin (analgesic drug) · eo aspirino (analgesic drug) · fa آسپرین (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid) · id aspirin (analgesic drug) · fr aspirine (analgesic drug) · cmn 阿斯匹靈 /阿斯匹灵 (tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid)