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acetylsalicylate

American  
[uh-seet-l-suh-lis-uh-leyt, uh-set-, as-i-tl-] / əˌsit l səˈlɪs əˌleɪt, əˌsɛt-, ˌæs ɪ tl- /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid.


Etymology

Origin of acetylsalicylate

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

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