acetylsalicylic acid

Noun acetylsalicylic acid has 1 sense

• acetylsalicylic acid(n = noun.artifact) aspirin, bayer, empirin, st. joseph - 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;
is a kind of analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller, salicylate
has particulars: aspirin powder, headache powder, buffered aspirin, bufferin, enteric-coated aspirin