acetylsalicylate

[ uh-seet-l-suh-lis-uh-leyt, uh-set-, as-i-tl- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acetylsalicylate¹

First recorded in 1955–60; acetylsalicyl(ic acid) + -ate ²