acetylsalicylic acid

[ uh-seet-l-sal-uh-sil-ik, uh-set-, as-i-tl-; uh-seet-l-sal-uh-sil-ik, uh-set-, as-i-tl- ]

/ əˈsit lˌsæl əˈsɪl ɪk, əˈsɛt-, ˈæs ɪ tl-; əˌsit lˌsæl əˈsɪl ɪk, əˌsɛt-, ˌæs ɪ tl- /

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noun Pharmacology.

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Origin of acetylsalicylic acid

First recorded in 1895–1900; acetyl + salicylic acid

Words nearby acetylsalicylic acid

acetylic, acetylide, acetylize, acetylmethylcarbinol, acetylsalicylate, acetylsalicylic acid, acey-deucy, ACGI, ach, Achaea, Achaean

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How to use acetylsalicylic acid in a sentence

So far there has been no satisfactory quantitative estimation of acetylsalicylic acid.
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The most extensively used synthetic is acetylsalicylic acid and hence an investigation of this product was deemed expedient.
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The amount of acetylsalicylic acid extracted by chloroform was 50.7 per cent.
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This is done by conveying the inference that the only pure acetylsalicylic acid on the market is that known as Aspirin-Bayer.
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The patent on acetylsalicylic acid expires next month (February, 1917).
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British Dictionary definitions for acetylsalicylic acid

acetylsalicylic acid

/ (ˌæsɪtaɪlˌsælɪˈsɪlɪk, əˈsiːtaɪl-) /

noun

the chemical name for aspirin

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Scientific definitions for acetylsalicylic acid

acetylsalicylic acid

[ ə-sēt′l-săl′ĭ-sĭl′ĭk ]

See aspirin.